Alberto Fujimori
Supporters of presidential candidate Pedro Castillo gather near a ballot counting site, in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Peruvians on Tuesday were still waiting to learn who will become their president next month as votes from Sunday’s runoff election continued to be counted and the tiny difference between the two polarizing populist candidates narrowed. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Peruvians wait to learn who will be president

Jun. 08, 2021 03:16 PM EDT

Presidential candidate Pedro Castillo celebrates partial election results with supporters at his campaign headquarters in Lima, Peru, Monday, June 7, 2021, the day after the runoff election. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Peru's presidential runoff election too close to call

By Regina Garcia Cano And Franklin Briceno Jun. 07, 2021 01:03 AM EDT

A voter arrives to a polling station guarded by police in Tacabamba, Peru, Sunday, June 6, 2021. Peruvians vote Sunday in a presidential run-off election to choose between Pedro Castillo, a political novice who until recently was a rural schoolteacher, and Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
2 polarizing populists vie in Peru's presidential runoff

By Regina Garcia Cano And Franklin Briceno Jun. 06, 2021 12:03 AM EDT

Shamans hold a photo of presidential candidate Pedro Castillo of the Free Peru party, as they perform a good luck ritual ahead of the presidential runoff election, at the Cerro San Cristobal in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The June 6 runoff pits Castillo against Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Peruvians to pick new president amid relentless pandemic

By Regina Garcia Cano And Franklin Briceno Jun. 03, 2021 09:25 AM EDT

Free Peru party presidential candidate Pedro Castillo cooks breakfast for his family in his home in Chugur, Peru, Friday, April 16, 2021. Castillo, a rural teacher, who has proposed rewriting Peru's constitution and deporting all immigrants living in the country illegally who commit crimes, will face rival candidate Keiko Fujimori in the June 6 presidential run-off election. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Students' struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president

By Franklin Briceño And Regina Garcia Cano Apr. 18, 2021 09:47 AM EDT

Voters wait for the opening of a polling station during general elections in Lima, Peru, Sunday, April 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Ecuador picks conservative for president; Peru sets runoff

By Regina Garcia Cano And Gonzalo Solano Apr. 12, 2021 12:07 AM EDT

Guillermo Lasso, presidential candidate of Creating Opportunities party, CREO, celebrates after a presidential runoff election at his campaign headquarters in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sunday, April 11, 2021. With most of the votes counted Lasso, a former banker, had a lead over economist Andres Arauz, a protege of former President Rafael Correa.(AP Photo/Angel Dejesus)
Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential vote

By Regina Garcia Cano And Gonzalo Solano Apr. 11, 2021 12:00 AM EDT

Presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso, representing the Creating Opportunities party or CREO, flashes a thumbs up at a campaign rally in Cayambe, Ecuador, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Lasso, a former banker, and rival Andres Arauz, a protege of former president Rafael Correa, will compete in a second-round vote this coming Sunday, April 11. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Ecuador, Peru to elect presidents amid strengthened pandemic

By Regina Garcia Cano And Mauricio Muñoz Apr. 09, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

A group of Peruvians residing in South Florida demonstrate in front of the Consulate General of Peru on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Coral Gables, Fla., after the interim president of Peru, Manuel Merino, resigned. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
Peru's interim president resigns as chaos embroils nation

By Franklin Briceño And Christine Armario Nov. 15, 2020 12:22 AM EST

Police move in on protesters to keep the road clear in front of the Justice Palace where people who are refusing to recognize the new government marched to protest, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. On Tuesday, Peru swore in Manuel Merino as president, after Peru’s legislature booted President Martin Vizcarra from office on Monday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Peru ouster throws nation's anti-corruption drive into doubt

By Christine Armario And Franklin Briceño Nov. 11, 2020 03:22 PM EST

FILE - In this May 21, 2020, file photo, a man rides a bicycle in front of the government house during a government-ordered lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Even amid a global pandemic, there’s no sign that corruption is slowing down in Latin America. From Argentina to Panama, a number of officials have been forced to resign as reports of possibly fraudulent purchases of ventilators, masks and medical supplies proliferate. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Spread of coronavirus fuels corruption in Latin America

By Joshua Goodman May. 27, 2020 12:08 AM EDT