Peru

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Relevant Laws

• The Peruvian Penal Code criminalizes passive and active domestic and foreign bribery. See Peruvian Penal Code, Art. 393, 393-A, 397, 397-A.
• Other corruption-related offenses under the Code include abuse of authority illegally conditioning the delivery of goods and services (Art. 376-A), improper payment (wherein a public official requests improper payments in excess of the legal tariff) (Art. 383), collusion (Art. 384), embezzlement (Art. 387-389), passive corruption of judicial assistants (Art. 396), incompatible negotiation (Art. 399), influence peddling (Art. 400), and illicit enrichment (Art. 401).
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• Commercial bribery is prohibited. See Legislative Decree 1385,.
• Legal entities may be held liable for certain corruption-related crimes. See Corporate Corruption Act.
• Limited protections granted to whistleblowers who disclose evidence of illegality involving a public entity. See Law No. 29542.
• Legislative Decree 1106 also addresses money laundering and offenses related to organized crime.

Enforcement Authorities

• Public Prosecutor’s Office
• National Police
• Superintendent of Capital Markets
• Office of the Comptroller General

Publicly-Available Resources

• OECD profile page for Peru
• OECD Working Group on Bribery page for Peru
• OAS Country Report
• GAN Integrity: Peru Corruption Report
• Sistema Peruano de Información Jurídica [Peruvian Legal Information System]:  (select “Constitucion Politica Del Peru y Normativa Emitida por Entidades del Gobierno Nacional”)
• Organisation of American States’ Department for Effective Public Management, Guide to Mechanisms for the Promotion of Transparency and Integrity in the Americas, Peru
• U.S. Department of Commerce, Peru Commercial Guide
• U.S. Department of State web page on Peru