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Former Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori arrived in court on Monday at the start of a trial over allegations she received illegal funds from a Brazilian construction company and local firms, which could carry a jail penalty of up to 30 years.

The politician, daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, faces charges of money laundering and leading a criminal organisation that received contributions for her 2011 and 2016 electoral campaigns, according to prosecutors who have been investigating her for nearly a decade.

The more than 40 other defendants include former officials and militants of Fujimori’s party.