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Former Peruvian president jailed: Martín Vizcarra to serve five months in pretrial detention, accused of corruption - Latin America Reports

Lima, Peru – Martín Vizcarra, who served as Peruvian president from 2018 to 2020, was taken on Thursday, August 14 to the Barbadillo prison in Lima to serve five months of pretrial detention. The measure was ordered by Judge Jorge Chávez Tamaris, who is investigating Vizcarra for allegedly receiving 2.3 million soles ($621,000 USD)  in bribes related to two major public works contracts: the Lomas de Ilo agricultural project and the Moquegua Regi…
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Former President Martín Vizcarra serves a five-month term of pretrial detention in Barbadillo prison, after Judge Jorge Chávez Tamariz last Wednesday considered that there is a procedural and escape danger, in addition to questionable behavior of the accused, so he declared the Prosecutor’s request against the former head of State well founded. Mario Vizcarra, brother of the party’s also leader Peru Primero, in an interview with RPP, questioned …

Martín Vizcarra was sent to Barbadillo prison, along with Alejandro Toledo, Pedro Castillo and Ollanta Humala. Investigative journalist Carlos Paredes knows as few the so-called ‘Lagarto’, whom he calls ‘cynic’ and ‘liar’, and believes that justice is finally reaching him. Carlos, Martín Vizcarra said about his pretrial detention that more than justice is a political issue, what would you have to say? It is political, but anti-corruption policy.…

In di logo with Successful, former congresswoman Rosa Bartra opin about the five months of pre-trial detention that the judiciary filed against Mart n Vizcarra. In this regard, she considered that the former president had an inadequate procedural attitude.

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Latin America Reports broke the news in on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
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