Overview

• He said he will reveal his position on October 12, which he noted is the legal deadline for registering candidacies.
• He described reaching his choice after a two-and-a-half-day retreat in Rome during the 2025 Jubilee, tying it to obtaining a plenary indulgence.
• At an event in San Martín de Porres, he asked supporters to stop chanting “Porky presidente” to avoid possible sanctions from the electoral authority.
• He renewed criticism of the JNE as politically motivated, while reporting and observers highlight neutrality concerns and the potential to reshape the 2026 field.
• He announced an October 4 homage at Lima’s Circuito Mágico del Agua for U.S. activist Charlie Kirk, whom he praised and claimed was killed in Utah.