Lawmakers celebrate after voting against impeaching Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Kuczynski survived an impeachment effort by opposition lawmakers trying to oust him over ties to Odebrecht. Applause erupted inside Congress and his supporters cheered and waved Peruvian flags outside as it became clear Kuczynski would remain president. The impeachment effort against Peru’s embattled president was the latest chapter in the Odebrecht bribery scandal that has ended the careers of some of Latin America’s most prominent politicians. In Ecuador, Vice President Jorge Glas has been sentenced to six years in prison for orchestrating an Odebrecht bribery scheme.

Source: Washington Post December 22, 2017 03:18 UTC