The Attorney General of Peru resigns after decisions against Lava Jato

The Attorney General of Peru, Pedro Chávarry, resigned on Tuesday (8) due to growing public outrage at how he handled corruption cases involving the government. Brazilian construction company Odebrecht

. Pedro Chávarry occurs a little more than a week after the dismissal of two major prosecutors involved in the Lava Jato operation in Peru

The action taken by the Attorney General was largely condemned by the public in in Peru ] and a threat of suspension sent by the president himself Martín Vizcarra informs "Reuters".

Chávarry denied the accusations that he was trying to interfere in the investigation and subsequently reconvened the two promoters. admired in Peru as fighters of corruption.

However, the overthrow was not enough to calm many Peruvians who continued to protest against Chávarry

Without being able to contain the popular mood, the former Attorney General said in a statement that he had resigned from the Peruvian Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday (8) for "respect for my institution".