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Peru: Congress Declines to Impeach President (www.improvethenews.org)

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The Peruvian Congress rejected two separate motions on Thursday, 49-33 and 59-32, to launch a formal debate on impeaching Pres. Dina Boluarte on the grounds of moral incapacity. ANDINA
Boluarte, who is currently under an illicit enrichment investigation into her high-end Rolex watches and jewelry collection valued at an estimated $500K, has now avoided four impeachment attempts. Al Jazeera (LR: 2 CP: 1)
The case against the president has intensified this week as the probe expanded to also include bank deposits of alleged unknown origin in the wake of a weekend raid at her residence. Reuters.com (LR: 3 CP: 5)
On Friday, she reportedly testified for five hours before state prosecutors. Neither Boluarte nor prosecutors detailed what was discussed in the meeting. Washington Post (LR: 2 CP: 5)
She rose from vice president to president in late 2022 after Pedro Castillo was arrested and impeached for trying to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. barrons.com
Once a district official, the 61-year-old lawyer used to earn more than $8K per month as vice president but has assumed the top office with a lower salary of $4.2K. NBC (LR: 2 CP: 4)

Narrative A:

Boluarte and her unpopular government are corrupt as can be, which makes this Rolex case no surprise. Not only has she used her office to enrich herself with impunity, but she and her supporters have violently cracked down on dissent — and likely carried out extrajudicial killings — while refusing to hold themselves accountable.
DEMOCRACY NOW (LR: 1 CP: 1)

Narrative B:

Boluarte is guilty of nothing but purchasing watches with money she's earned throughout her whole life. The only reason this is breaking news is because police were told to raid her home in an excessive fashion. The president is clean of all accusations thrown against her and will serve out her term through 2026.
FIRSTPOST

Nerd narrative:

There's a 25% chance that Pery will experience a successful coup d'etat before 2040, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
METACULUS (LR: 3 CP: 3)

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