Brazil’s Operation Car Wash anti-corruption probe has upended politics far beyond the country of its origin. In Peru, investigations tied to Odebrecht S.A, now renamed Novonor, the Brazilian construction conglomerate, have led to the downfall of multiple former presidents. Alejandro Toledo is now under house arrest in the U.S., Ollanta Humala could face 20 years behind bars, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned from the presidency in 2018, and looming arrest orders even led to former two-time president Alan García taking his own life in 2019.
In Mexico, one person promised to unleash a similar amount of mayhem: Emilio Lozoya...