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December 21, 2017

Peru: Congress Slated to Vote Whether to Impeach President Amid Odebrecht Scandal
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In Peru, a political crisis is escalating, as the Congress is slated to
vote today on whether to impeach President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. He
faces charges of having attempted to conceal his business ties to the
Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht, which is at the center of a
massive corruption scandal that has spread across Latin America.


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