Luis Enrique and Ricardo Martinelli were released slightly ahead of completing their three-year terms because of good behaviour, a spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Prisons said.
Fujimori left the woman's prison in the capital Lima on bail wearing a face mask and white gloves. She had earlier announced on Twitter that she would head straight from the facility to take a coronavirus test.
Police attempted to detain Alan Garcia amid corruption allegations in Latin America's largest graft probe.
Vizcarra said Attorney General Pedro Chavarry's dismissal of prosecutors jeopardizes investigations into allegations of bribery involving some of the country's highest-ranking politicians, including several former presidents.
President Martin Vizcarra has succeeded in channeling public outrage as he pushes Sunday's vote as an essential decree to "end the plague of corruption."
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The former president is under investigation over bribes he allegedly accepted from Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht to secure public works contracts.
Peru's Congress fell eight votes short of impeaching President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski over graft allegations linked to a Brazilian construction giant.
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The accusation against the president stems from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht's revelation on Wednesday that it paid Pedro Pablo Kuczynski nearly $5 million to advise companies tied to it between 2004 and 2013.
Jorge Glas was handed a six-year jail term for taking bribes worth a total $13.5 million from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
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