Overview
- Cuarto Poder identified at least seven young people who received INPE service contracts shortly after in‑person meetings with INPE head Iván Paredes.
- Several beneficiaries reportedly lacked prior state experience, had no studies registered with Sunedu, or were not enrolled in the National Register of Suppliers at the time of hiring.
- Some individuals completed required supplier registration only days after obtaining their positions, according to the reporting.
- Named recipients and reported amounts include Luis Sebastián Arce Acosta (S/10,500), Lucienne Cabanillas Delgado (S/8,283), Jadira Chumpitaz Soto (S/15,500), and others.
- Paredes remains in his post while facing a separate Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office investigation into an alleged 2019–2020 solicitation of S/80,000, and a public contracts expert called the hiring pattern repetitive and reportable.