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At a âsurrealâ Summit of the Americas, corruption scandals aplenty â but no TrumpThe Washington Post President Trump has bowed out of the summit, a periodic gathering of hemispheric leaders that opens Friday in Lima, Peru. The theme for the summit is the fight against corruption and need for transparency, but itâs taking place at a time when Latin America is a study in how corruption has spread. Scandals have engulfed an ever-growing roster of regional leaders, gut-punching their approval ratings, forcing some out of office and putting others behind bars.