Former President of Peru Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006) arrived in Peru this Sunday. escorted by police, extradited from US to face trial in case opened against him for alleged bribery of a millionaire from a Brazilian construction company debrecht for the construction of two sections of the Southern Interocean Highway.

Toledo arrived at Jorge Chavez Airport on a commercial flight. arrives from Los Angeles, waiting for the Peruvian authorities and the local press, who are waiting for him at the house where he will be transferred for his recognition hearing.

After his forensic evaluation and his hearing before the judge, Toledo will apparently brought by the prison authorities to Barbadillo Prison, in the Ates region, where former leaders of Alberto Fujimori (1990–2000) and Pedro Castillo (2021–2022).

Toledo surrendered to US authorities on Friday. and has since remained at the Maguire Correctional Center located in San Mateo County, California pending the completion of his extradition.

The Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Peru, José Tello, noted in comments collected by Radio Programas del Peru (RPP) that Toledo, in principle, In principle, he will serve 18 months in pre-trial detention. imposed for alleged violations in the concession for the construction of the Interoceánica in Barbadillo Prison, in Lima’s Ate district, in the absence of a final decision by the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE).

Upon hearing the news of the former president’s return on Sunday, Lava Hato/Odebretch “special” prosecutor Sylvanas Carrión estimated that the former president’s physical presence “favors” and gives a “different impetus” to the development of interoceanic affairs, announced on the show Focus on Saturdays.