At least one person was killed and various others were wounded Sunday when a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Lima and its surrounding areas in Peru at around 11.35 am local time (16:35 GMT). The victim was a 36-year-old motorcycle cab driver who was crushed by a collapsing wall. The tremor's epicenter was located 30 kilometers southwest of Callao at a depth of 49 kilometers.
Peru's one-house Congress disqualified former President Martin Vizcarra (2018-2020) for 10 years from holding public office due to his 2019 dissolution of Parliament, marking his third such sanction. The decision, approved late Wednesday with 67 votes in favor, 11 against, and 3 abstentions, followed a reconsideration of an earlier April 30 vote that lacked sufficient support.
Peru's National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (Reniec) spent over US$ 30,000 to send four officials to the Vatican to update the National Identity Card (DNI) of Pope Leo XIV. The Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost is a naturalized Peruvian since 2015. The mission was framed within the Identification without Borders campaign to provide registry services to Peruvians in Italy and train consulate staff in Rome and Milan.
Peru has joined Brazil and China's transcontinental railroad project to connect the Pacific coast with the Atlantic Ocean across South America, offering an alternative trade route to the Panama Canal. This railway aims to facilitate the transport of Brazilian goods, such as soybeans and minerals, to China’s Shanghai port via Peru’s Chancay port, reducing maritime trade distance by about 10,000 km and easing reliance on Brazil’s congested Santos port.
China will implement a visa-free policy for citizens of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026, on a trial basis, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian confirmed Thursday.
Peru's one-house Congress approved President Dina Boluarte's request to travel to the Vatican from May 16-19, 2025, to attend the enthronement ceremony of Pope Leo XIV, with 68 votes in favor, 37 against, and 2 abstentions.
Gustavo Adrianzén resigned Tuesday as Peru's Prime Minister, the day before facing a motion of censure in Congress due to his alleged failure to address the country’s crime wave.
Peru's Congress voted Wednesday by 45 to 40 and one abstention against allowing President Dina Boluarte to travel to the Vatican for Pope Francis' funeral. The decision came amid a domestic insecurity crisis, with opposition lawmakers criticizing the trip as unnecessary and extravagant. Instead, Foreign Minister Elmer Schialer will represent the South American country.
Former Peruvian First Lady Nadine Heredia arrived in Brazil on Wednesday after seeking asylum to avoid serving a 15-year prison sentence handed down on her and her husband Ollanta Humala, who has already been transferred to the Barbadilo prison already housing former heads of State Alejandro Toledo and Pedro Castillo Terrones.
Telefónica has sold its Peruvian subsidiary, Telefónica del Perú, to Argentine company Integra Tec International for approximately US$ 992,000, marking its exit from the Andean country after three decades. The sale, part of Telefónica's strategy to reduce Latin American exposure, follows divestments in Argentina and Colombia.