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Peru’s Vizcarra Joins Fellow Ex-Presidents Sentenced to Prison

Former President Martin Vizcarra arrives at the Carlos Zavala Loayza Judiciary Building in Lima on November 26. — Former President Martin Vizcarra arrives at the Carlos Zavala Loayza Judiciary Building in Lima on November 26.
Photographer: Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images

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By Walter Brandimarte

November 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM UTC

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Former President Martin Vizcarra became the latest Peruvian leader sentenced to jail after a local court found him guilty of corruption and ordered him to serve 14 years in prison.