Tag: Peru

• Thursday, April 24th 2025 - 10:48 UTC

  Peru's President denied Congressional clearance to attend Francis' funeral

  

  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.

• Thursday, April 17th 2025 - 18:22 UTC

  Humala's wife arrives in Brazil, where she was granted asylum

  

  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.

• Monday, April 14th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

  Telefónica del Perú leaves the country amid bankruptcy proceedings

  

  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.

• Saturday, March 22nd 2025 - 11:09 UTC

  Peru's interior minister impeached by Congress

  

  Peru's one-house Congress Friday approved by 79 votes in favor, 11 against, and 20 abstentions a motion of censorship and therefore impeached Interior Minister Juan José Santiváñez from his post citing his failure to address rising citizen insecurity, organized crime, and urban violence. This outcome was spurred by events like the murder of pop musician Paul Flores of the band Armonía 10, which prompted President Dina Boluarte to consider reintroducing the death penalty.

• Wednesday, March 19th 2025 - 19:53 UTC

  Peru: Pedro Castillo drops hunger strike at the request of his children

  

  Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones suspended temporarily his “dry hunger strike” but insisted he would not be appearing at his trial for his failed coup d'état in 2022 because it was all a masquerade with his conviction already announced by a biased court. “As a tactical decision, and at the request of my children, my parents, and our beloved Peruvian people, I have decided to temporarily suspend it,” he wrote on social media.

• Tuesday, March 18th 2025 - 07:58 UTC

  Peru: Boluarte wants death penalty for hitmen

  

  Peruvian President Dina Boluarte Monday declared a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and Callao following Sunday's murder of popular cumbia singer Paul Flores by hitmen. The measure, effective from March 18, suspends constitutional rights such as assembly, home inviolability, free transit, and personal freedom, with the Armed Forces supporting the National Police to combat crime.

• Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 10:09 UTC

  Peru: Pedro Castillo goes on hunger strike

  

  Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones (2021-2022) has begun a hunger strike to protest his ongoing trial for an alleged coup attempt in December 2022. Castillo, who has been imprisoned since the incident, argues that he is being unfairly prosecuted for rebellion, abuse of authority, and disturbing public tranquility, despite lacking military support. He is demanding a new court to oversee his case, as he believes the current one is biased. He also wants the United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS) to protect his rights. The prosecution is seeking a 34-year prison sentence in addition to monetary reparations.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

  Peruvian court sends case against Keiko Fujimori back to square one

  

  Peru's Third Criminal Court Monday annulled Keiko Fujimori's trial for the irregular financing of her 2011 and 2016 electoral campaigns, citing a previous sentence from the Constitutional Court (TC). As per this split ruling, the case moves back to the indictment phase for Fujimori and the other more than 30 defendants.

• Thursday, December 5th 2024 - 09:33 UTC

  US financing could boost development of yet another megaport in Peru

  

  Peruvian media have reported on the alleged interest of the United States in funding the southern port of Corío, in Arequipa, to match the Chancay Megaport opened in northern Lima last month and built with China's support. However, there are still administrative and technical challenges to overcome before Corío can consolidate itself as a direct competitor in international trade.

• Saturday, November 16th 2024 - 10:37 UTC

  Peru signs key FTA with Hong Kong

  

  Just one day after the opening of the China-financed megaport in Chancay just a few miles north of Lima, Peru signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Hong Kong to further deepen its commitment to Pacific Ocean trade. The understanding was achieved in the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Summit in the South American country's capital.