If the first 100 days of Fuerza Popular in the Executive were – in my opinion – bad, those of its rival in the second round, Together for Peru in Congress, were terrible.
Let’s take a look at what follows to understand why.
1. Abuse of women: an investigation by “Cuarto Poder” revealed that, two days after being sworn in, deputy Julián Pérez Mallqui physically and psychologically attacked his partner, who reported him. These attacks continued even in front of the police officers who were receiving the accusation.
2. Legislative function: they continue to support the law that prevents the PNP from intervening in illegal miners who carry explosives without authorization. They want to repeal the law that dismisses teachers convicted of terrorism. They seek to change the law on referendum to keep the Constituent Assembly’s cantalogue on the agenda. They vengefully opposed the delegated powers, even before they were requested.
3. Chamba as a field: the example was given by Roberto Sánchez, assigning himself a whopping S/20,075 per month as an advisor to the bench. Likewise, José Domingo Pérez – who, when he was a prosecutor, delegitimized the fight against corruption and is now Pedro Castillo’s lawyer – thereby managed to get his wife hired for S/14,700 per month. Another one: JP allowed them to hire relatives of agents from the National Penitentiary Institute who gave favors to the inmate in Barbadillo. For her part, deputy Catherine Palomino accepted that Castillo demanded six more jobs in Congress.
4. Mochasueldos reloaded: the aforementioned representative – a friend of the coup plotter – demanded that her workers contribute to finance the decoration of her congressional office. In the chats that allowed her to be discovered, she was mentioned as Cathy.
5. Luxuries under suspicion: none other than Yenifer Paredes, putative daughter of Pedro Castillo, drives around in a brand new Audi valued at nearly US$50,000. The vehicle is owned by the mother of his congressional advisor. The newspaper “Perú 21” – which investigated the case – asks: in exchange for what so much generosity?
6. They pay favors to finance their campaign: they have presented an initiative to extend Reinfo until 2030. It is not only a rejection of the formal ones, but also as a thank you to the illegal miners.
7. Enemies of science: requesting the Reinfo until 2030 makes them accomplices of the illegal miners who attack scientists in the jungle, threatening them with destroying their facilities and attacking scholars from various countries who carry out scientific research at the service of Peru and the world.
8. Crime of forgery of signatures: Representative Jacqueline Tapullima used – according to the PNP’s expert opinion – false signatures in her sworn statements (they found nine differences in her signature and concluded that it would be false). A criminal investigation has been opened.
9. They try to boycott the pope’s visit: congressmen from the Fenatep-Movadef union – who arrived with JP – have called on their members to hold a national strike – including blocking roads – during the visit of the Supreme Pontiff.
10. Intimidation of police officers: unprecedented and shameful that Congresswoman Yenifer Paredes, seeking revenge, has asked the Ministry of the Interior for the name of the police officers who – fulfilling their duty – captured Castillo when he was fleeing towards the Mexican Embassy after the failure of the coup.
11. Impunity for crime: JP prevented the constitutional accusation against Pedro Castillo from being approved for several crimes derived from irregularities in the 2021 promotion process of the Armed Forces.
CODA: Lilia Paredes lives in comfortable exile in Mexico after seeking asylum after her husband’s pathetic coup. She has reached such a level of dislocation that she has asked Leo XIV to visit her husband in Barbadillo.
