Overview
- Edward Rengifo Pezo confirmed he trimmed Congresswoman Lucinda Vásquez Vela’s toenails inside her congressional office during working hours in November 2024.
- A photo or video circulated this week showing the scene inside Office 103 of the Santos Atahualpa building, prompting scrutiny of personal tasks in public workplaces.
- The Congressional Ethics Commission has taken note of the case and plans to debate whether to open a preliminary investigation in its next session.
- Rengifo says the assistance was brief and spontaneous due to foot discomfort and mobility challenges, adding he helped until she could reach a nearby clinic.
- Other aides denied being ordered to perform domestic work or doing so on the clock, and Vásquez criticized the media report without addressing her health status.