Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo on Monday was sentenced to 20 years and six months of prison for taking bribes in relation to a corruption scandal involving the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. A court in Lima found that Toledo, who governed Peru from 2001 to 2006, accepted a bribe of $35 million in return for a contract to build a section Interoceanic Highway connecting Rio de Janiero to Lima. In doing so, the 78-year-old caused financial damage to the state, the court ruled. The case, known as the Odebrecht affair, is considered to be the largest corruption scandal in Latin…