The Lonely Prosecutor Who Tried to Build a "Lava Jato" in the Amazon
The Lonely Prosecutor Who Tried to Build a "Lava Jato" in the Amazon
By
Roberto Simon
In this special report, AQ looks at how lawmen outside the national media spotlight struggle with threats, sabotage - and, often, failure.
This article is adapted from AQ’s latest issue on Latin America's anti-corruption movement | Leer en español
PUCALLPA, PERU— No one in the Peruvian Amazon paid much attention at first when a low-level prosecutor was assigned a case involving missing government files.
Wilber Huamanyauri Cornelio usually spent his days investigating...
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