Overview
- SDNY approved formal subpoenas for banking and clearing records from Brookfield Asset Management, Scotiabank, KPMG, the CHIPS network, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and other institutions.
- The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima says the order is among the broadest U.S. discovery authorizations obtained for a Peru-origin corruption probe and allows an independent reconstruction of money flows.
- The authorized timeframe targets 2013 to 2016, which overlaps with Odebrecht’s Operaciones Estructuradas and Brookfield’s acquisition of a majority interest in the concession.
- The court noted urgency tied to the ongoing criminal proceedings involving former Lima mayor Susana Villarán, underscoring the public interest in transparency.
- Political figures flagged possible legal consequences for the Brookfield transaction, with Rafael López Aliaga claiming it could be nullified, while next steps hinge on issuing subpoenas, institutional compliance and analysis of the records.