The Facts

• The Superior Court in Lima, Peru, found former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, 78, guilty of accepting $35M in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, and sentenced him to 20 years and six months in prison on Monday.The Superior Court in Lima, Peru, sentenced former Pres. Alejandro Toledo, 78, to 20.5 years in prison after he was found guilty of accepting $35M in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.

• During his presidency of Peru between 2001 and 2006, Toledo signed a deal with Odebrecht to develop a road connecting Peru's southern coast to western Brazil's Amazonic region. In the continent-wide Operation Car Wash (Lava Jato) corruption probe, Toledo is the first high-profile politician to face bribery conviction.During his presidency from 2001-2006, Toledo signed a deal with Odebrecht to build a road connecting the southern coast to western Brazil's Amazon region. However, he was convicted of having taken bribes in exchange for allowing two

• According to Judge Inés Rojas, Toledo’s actions amounted to "defrauding the state" and violating the trust of Peruvians who entrusted him with the responsibility of overseeing public finances as their president.