Pedro Castillo, the former president of Peru who was ousted from office in 2022, has had his pretrial detention extended by the country's Justice Department for over a year.
The Rolex scandal has rocked the already-tenuous political landscape of Peru, and Peruvian lawmakers are once again trying to oust yet another president as Dina Boluarte faces another removal attempt.
Peruvian officials investigate President Dina Boluarte for disbanding police unit probing her brother, Nicanor Boluarte, arrested for alleged influence peddling. President under scrutiny for luxury items acquisition.
Peruvian police arrested President Dina Boluarte's brother and lawyer for influence peddling, intensifying scrutiny on the leader amid investigations for receiving lavish gifts. Authorities searched 20 properties, including Boluarte's brother's home.
Peru President Dina Boluarte gets two major victories in Congress as she will not be impeached over the Rolex Scandal and that her cabinet won a crucial vote of confidence.
Several lawmakers have now submitted a request to Peru's Parliament to remove President Dina Boluarte from office due to her “permanent moral incapacity.”
Peru's already-unstable leadership once again got rocked as police raided the home of current President Dina Boluarte over corruption allegations stemming from the Rolex scandal.
Peru President Dina Boliarte is not very popular in the Andean region of Ayacucho, where 10 protesters were killed in 2022. However, she still visited the area.
Peru is in the middle of a political crisis as the government has been clamping down on protests against President Dina Boluarte who took power from former President Pedro Castillo.
Peru prosecutors are investigating President Dina Boluarte and former President Pedro Castillo for alleged money laundering, the attorney general's office announced on Tuesday.
As Peru's protests continue, the country's foreign minister admitted that they do not have any evidence to support claims that criminal groups were backing demonstrations, contradicting its president.
Facing daily protests demanding her resignation, Peru President Dina Boluarte called on Congress to approve a proposal to move the national elections later this year.
Peru's new president Dina Boluarte and key ministers are currently facing a genocide inquiry over weeks of protests and clashes that have left dozens of people dead.
At least 13 Peruvians died Monday as protests seeking immediate resumption of elections in rural areas in southeast Peru still loyal to ousted President Pedro Castillo.
Peru's new president, Dina Boluarte, announced a new change in her government, saying that she will replace the prime minister as part of her Cabinet shakeup.
Peru has a new president after the now-former President Pedro Castillo tried to dissolve Congress and have sole control of the government. Now, Dina Boluarte. who served as Castillo's Vice President, has been sworn in and becomes Peru's first female president.
