Overview

• Prime Minister Eduardo Arana said certain TV programs and podcasts have used "deleznable" terms against Dina Boluarte, calling it verbal violence.
• At a press conference on October 7, he urged that such speech be proscribed, likening it to how physical violence against women is penalized.
• Arana described the coverage as an "inadequate exercise of communication" and stressed that criticism should address policy rather than personal attacks.
• He maintained the government is open to legitimate critique but questioned messages he views as offenses directed at the person, not the office.
• Separately, RPP reported that 78 authorities face JNE investigations over alleged breaches of electoral neutrality six months before the 2026 general elections.