Overview
- Prime Minister Eduardo Arana said President Dina Boluarte is facing verbal violence from some TV programs and podcasts, questioning whether the abuse is linked to her gender or Andean origin.
- The Ministry of Women issued a statement condemning insults as incompatible with free expression and asked the Press Council and the National Association of Radio and Television to adopt exemplary measures for ethical journalism.
- The executive argues it accepts scrutiny but calls recent messages an inappropriate exercise in communication and urges debate centered on ideas rather than personal attacks.
- Opposition figures and commentators view the rhetoric as an effort to portray Boluarte as a victim to blunt harsh assessments of her record on security, the economy and human rights.
- The dispute over speech limits and presidential dignity is intensifying in a highly polarized political environment marked by past mass protests and fraught government‑media relations.