VIII Summit of the Americas Commitment on anti-Corruption

On April 14, 2018, during the VIII Summit of the Americas, the heads of government agreed to the Lima Commitment with respect to "Democratic Governance against Corruption."  During the summit Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra, the summit’s host, urged the region to have a “zero tolerance” policy on corruption.  Vizcarro assumed office only weeks before the summit, replacing Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who resigned before a second impeachment attempt against him for his alleged lies regarding his firm’s receipt of payments from Odebrecht and alleged vote buying.