Overview

• Authorities transferred Vizcarra overnight to the Ancón II penitentiary from Barbadillo, marking a rare break in recent practice for former heads of state.
• He is serving five months of preventive detention ordered on August 13 by Judge Jorge Chávez Tamariz, who cited flight risk in the Moquegua bribery case.
• INPE offered little detail beyond saying he failed to qualify for Barbadillo; officials say he is housed in a special area inside Ancón II for security.
• Vizcarra called the move a political decision linked to the Boluarte administration, and after initially signaling legal challenges, his defense said he would abide as he appeals the detention order.
• Prosecutors allege he took about $611,000 in bribes in 2014 and seek a 15-year sentence, allegations he denies, while other ex-presidents remain held at Barbadillo.