The president of Peru and one of his leading political rivals have appeared before prosecutors investigating payments to politicians by Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.

The president of Peru and one of his leading political rivals are due to be questioned by prosecutors investigating payments to politicians by Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.

President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has made a forceful plea to Peruvian politicians, insisting that a rushed impeachment proceeding would threaten the nation’s democracy.

President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski will testify before Peruvian opposition politicians intent on throwing him out of office on Thursday in a sudden impeachment proceeding that threatens to make him the region’s first president to be ousted over the Odebrecht corruption scandal.