Peru ex-President Toledo convicted of bribe-taking, sentenced to 20 years in prison

Peru's former President Alejandro Toledo appears in court for sentencing during his trial on charges of corruption related to the Brazilian company Odebrecht, in Lima, Peru October 21, 2024. Poder Judicial del Peru/Handout via REUTERS

LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo was convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison on Monday.

The verdict marks Peru's first high-profile conviction related to Brazil's continent-spanning Lava Jato corruption scandal.