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Guatemala

President quits, put in prison

Otto Perez resigned as president and was imprisoned on Thursday while a judge weighs charging him in a corruption scandal that gutted his government and plunged the country into a political crisis days before a presidential election. In an emergency session, Congress approved Perez's resignation after the retired general quit overnight. Former vice-president Alejandro Maldonado was sworn in as president for the rest of Perez's term.