Overview

• Citing an Oct. 2 speech in Víctor Larco, the Trujillo special electoral jury ruled César Acuña engaged in prohibited proselytism and sent the case to the Prosecutor’s Office, the Comptroller and the La Libertad regional council, adding to five confirmed infractions and 14 pending files.
• The Santiago de Surco municipality reported that crews were attacked on Oct. 11 during a public-space recovery near a property linked to congresswoman María Acuña and said it will file a criminal complaint against Los Alisos EIRL for alleged violence against authorities and aggravated usurpation.
• Peru and Japan signed a state-to-state contract and cooperation memo on Oct. 10 to modernize the Majes Siguas irrigation system, with Midagri and the PMO Majes Siguas consortium (represented by Haruhiko Kanai) moving into technical implementation to upgrade key hydraulic infrastructure.
• After a 48‑day trek to the capital, Pataz mayor Aldo Carlos Mariños reached Lima on Oct. 12 and was invited by President José Jerí to a meeting at the Government Palace to discuss demands on infrastructure and security raised during the march.
• In Buenos Aires province, federal prosecutor Ramiro González rejected La Libertad Avanza’s request to reprint roughly 15 million paper ballots following José Luis Espert’s resignation, the National Electoral Chamber confirmed Diego Santilli as list leader, and the court’s final word on ballot logistics remains pending as government sources suggest only half the stock was printed.