A lawyer for former Peruvian President Alan García says the leader shot himself before being detained by police amid allegations he received illegal payment from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
Lawyer Erasmo Reyna confirmed the shooting on Wednesday to local television outlet N.
Official judicial documents obtained by the Associated Press said an order for García's arrest had been issued.Odebrecht is at the center of Latin America's biggest corruption scandal after admitting in a 2016 plea agreement with the U.S. Justice Department that it paid corrupt officials across Latin America nearly $800 million in exchange for major infrastructure contracts.A digest of essential news, insight and analysis from L.A. Times editors.
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