Peru Abruptly Removes Its President

Latin America Today

English - November 12, 2020 22:30 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Peru's Congress abruptly removed President Martín Viscarra from office this week. It looks like another example of an all-too-familiar recent pattern in Latin America: backlash against anti-corruption reforms. WOLA Senior Fellow Jo-Marie Burt explains.