Prosecutor requests preventive detention for Peruvian candidate Keiko Fujimori
Public Prosecutor José Domingo Pérez, a member of the Lava Jato special team, requested this Thursday to revoke the summons...
June 10, 2021Section
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Peru confirms its first case of Covid-19 caused by Indian (Delta) coronavirus variant
The Government of Peru confirmed on Wednesday its first case of the Indian variant of the coronavirus, detected in the...
June 10, 2021
Peru election: Keiko Fujimori, defeated at the polls, asks for annulment of 200,000 votes
Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori asked electoral authorities on Wednesday to annul 802 voting records - some 200,000 votes -...
June 9, 2021
Tension grows in Peru due to Fujimori’s attempt to annul Castillo’s votes
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With 98.3% of the votes counted, the leftist Castillo currently has 50.2% of the preferences...
June 9, 2021
Peru elections: Castillo maintains lead over Fujimori with 99.7% of the votes counted
The leftist candidate Pedro Castillo of the Peru Libre party maintains a lead of 71,764 votes over his rival Keiko...
June 9, 2021
Peru’s Pedro Castillo is categorical: no to abortion, no to same-sex marriage and no to marijuana consumption
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Far-left Peruvian presidential candidate Pedro Castillo is accustomed to citing biblical passages when he appeals...
June 8, 2021
Analysis: Peru markets and miners fear Castillo, see silver lining in split vote
Peru’s market and mining watchers are wary of a presidential election victory for socialist Pedro Castillo, who was building a...
June 8, 2021
Peru elections: Keiko Fujimori, behind in vote count, alleges “systematic fraud”
Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori denounced on Monday an alleged "systematic fraud" in the runoff of the Peruvian presidential elections by...
June 7, 2021
Schools in Mexico, Ecuador and Uruguay reopen classrooms in the midst of pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Students in Mexico, Ecuador, and Uruguay began on Monday a gradual return to face-to-face classes...
June 7, 2021