Farid Anthony Champi Leiva | CIED, Facultad de Derecho, U. Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, PE, Author at JURIST

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Perú dispatch: Congress ousts President Dina Boluarte amid crime surge and political turmoil

Farid Anthony Champi Leiva | CIED, Facultad de Derecho, U. Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, PE

October 17, 2025 11:28:04 pm

On October 10, Dina Boluarte Medina, then serving as President of Perú, was removed from office after the Congress of the Republic approved a presidential vacancy motion accusing her of moral “incapacity” amid a deepening crisis of organized crime and insecurity across the country. The removal began on October 9, when various groups of legislators [...]

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