Overview
- Congressman Edwin Martínez filed a formal complaint with the National Board of Justice seeking the removal of Reniec head Carmen Velarde for allegedly exposing data on about 27 million Peruvians.
- The National Board of Justice has opened a preliminary investigation that could lead to disciplinary action against the Reniec chief.
- Reniec maintains the list posted between October 27 and 31 was a legally mandated initial electoral roll and that the data were preliminary names, DNI numbers, photographs and domiciles.
- Velarde told lawmakers that skipping this publication could invalidate the 2026 general elections and noted the electoral tribunal defines what information is made public.
- Under the election calendar, Reniec plans to deliver the preliminary registry to the electoral court on November 13 as Congress considers a bill to remove domiciles from future rolls.