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According to Walter Albán, head of Transparency International Peru, Congress has been infiltrated by criminal groups that obstruct reforms to maintain their status and parliamentary immunity, [111] while Human Rights Watch said that Congress was more focused on personal gain and vote trading instead of issues facing the nation.
The leader of Free Peru, Vladimir Cerrón, distanced his party from the scandal, saying that Free Peru does not lead the current government. [282] Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mirtha Vásquez gave a statement, saying that the government respects an attitude of non-interference in the Armed Forces. She stated that "serious" facts were revealed, and ...
The principal environmental issues in Peru are water pollution, soil erosion, pollution and deforestation. Although these issues are problematic and equally destructive, the Peruvian Environmental ministry has been developing regulation and laws to decrease the amount of pollution created in major cities and have been making policies in order ...
Peru issued a formal complaint against the governments of Bolivia and Colombia for "interference in issues which are only responsibility of the Peruvian people". In regards to Bolivia, the government of Peru condemned Bolivian president Luis Arce's support for the protesters. [148]
18 September – President Dina Boluarte issues a state of emergency for the departments of Amazonas, San Martín, and Ucayali, which have been significantly impacted by wildfires that have killed at least sixteen people. [22]
Peru's port authority said it hopes to fix an "administrative error" that gave China's Cosco Shipping exclusivity over operations at the new Chancay megaport. The National Port Authority (APN ...
In the Constitution of Peru, the executive branch can dissolve congress after a second vote of no-confidence. [50] [51] Under former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Congress held a no-confidence vote on 15 September 2017, resulting in the collapse of his cabinet, [52] the first vote of no-confidence by the current congressional body. [50]
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative [1] finds that Peru is fulfilling 85.6% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income. [2] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Peru achieves 97.0% of what is expected based on its current income. [2]