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Peru Lawmaker Ariana Orué Faces Scrutiny Over Staff Chauffeuring and Advisor's Ties to Her Sister

Legal experts say the case may warrant review by Congress’s Ethics Office.

Overview

  • Cuarto Poder published images showing coordinator Alex Paredes driving Orué in a vehicle with a congressional pass to a gym and waiting outside while she exercised.
  • Orué first denied using staff for personal transport, then acknowledged her coordinator drove her a couple of times outside office hours.
  • Reporting notes Paredes earns about S/3,100 and does not have a Sunedu-registered academic degree, raising questions about qualifications and public spending.
  • Personnel records show Orué hired Renzo Nicolás Basurco as an Asesor II with a monthly salary of S/10,000, and reporting links him to Orué’s sister through a personal relationship and a 2025 events business.
  • Police documents cited in the coverage indicate Basurco and Shirley Orué were intervened in 2021 in a car tied to the congresswoman’s family, and no formal congressional disciplinary action has been announced.