Peru’s ex-president sentenced to more than 20 years jail for corruption links

Peruvian former president Alejandro Toledo in court (Guadalupe Pardo/AP)

Peru’s former president Alejandro Toledo has been sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison after he was linked to a corruption scandal involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.

Odebrecht became synonymous with corruption across Latin America after the firm paid millions of dollars in bribes to government officials and others.