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Congress Opens Ethics Probes as Case Against Lucinda Vásquez Over Alleged 2021 Teacher-Exam Sale Intensifies

The fiscal file cites WhatsApp chats, protected testimony, call logs and geolocation to support an aggravated influence‑peddling charge that the lawmaker rejects.

Overview

  • Prosecutors allege Vásquez coordinated access to the 2021 teacher appointment exam for S/3,000, with the complaint anchored in messages, witness statements and telecommunications data.
  • Phone records show more than 50 contacts with alleged operator Manuel Luis Zafra between September and November 2021, including a seven‑second call on the exam day, while geolocation and an unreported phone‑theft claim undercut her alibi.
  • Congress’s Constitutional Accusations Subcommittee has admitted the complaint, a step that could lead to lifting parliamentary immunity and allow a full judicial process.
  • In a separate matter, the Ethics Commission admitted a case against Vásquez over alleged misuse of staff in the “cortaúñas” episode, advancing it with eight votes in favor and three abstentions.
  • The Ethics Commission also opened a preliminary probe into Ariana Orué, citing reports that a staffer drove her to a gym and that she hired her sister’s presumed partner as an adviser, a move approved by a majority vote.