A Barbadillo: Peru has three former presidents in jail

The succession of former presidents imprisoned or investigated for corruption and abuse of power In Peru they are the reflection of the serious institutional crisis that the country is experiencing.

This morning of April 15, the former president Ollanta Humala62, became the third ex -president to face prison after the sentence of 15 years in jail imposed by the third National Collegiate Criminal Court for money laundering, in the case of illicit contributions to the Peruvian Nationalist Party.

Although in the electoral campaign he tried to distance himself from the Chavista dictatorship, the death of Hugo Chàvez showed his proximity to the autocrat.

Alejandro Toledo, 79, and Pedro Castillo, 55, They are found in the Barbadillo prison, located in ATE. This enclosure has become the center of seclusion for Peruvian former presidents. Initially designed to house Alberto Fujimori, he currently welcomes Alejandro Toledo and Pedro Castillo.

All three in jail

Alejandro Toledo: Millionaire bribes in the Odebrecht case

Alejandro Toledo, who ruled from 2001 to 2006, was extradited from the United States in April 2023 and sentenced in October 2024 to 20 years and 6 months in prison for collusion and money laundering. Peruvian Justice determined that Toledo received $ 35 million in bribes from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht in exchange for favoring it in the award of sections of the interoceanic road. Currently, he meets his sentence in the Barbadillo prison.

Pedro Castillo: Autogolpe and Preventive Prison attempt

Pedro Castillo, president from 2021 until his dismissal in December 2022, was arrested for a coup attempt. Since then, he is in preventive detention in the Barbadillo prison, facing charges for rebellion, conspiracy and corruption.

Castillo has turned each audience into a show, and has not stopped stating that the trial is a farce. It has also allegedly sick after declaring themselves for a short time on hunger.

PPK and Vizcarra

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK), who was president between 2016 and 2018, currently faces a judicial process for alleged money laundering linked to the Odebrecht case. In 2023, a judge ordered the investigation to rebuild due to irregularities in the previous process. PPK, 86, is currently complying with restrictions.

Martín Vizcarra, president between 2018 and 2020, faces a trial for alleged passive bribery during his management as Governor of Moquegua (2011-2014). The Prosecutor’s Office accuses him of receiving bribes for more than 2 million soles in exchange for awarding public works, such as the Moquegua Hospital and the Lomas de Ilo Project.

Vizcarra was dismissed by Congress in 2020 for “moral disability” and is disabled to exercise public office until 2031.

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