Overview

• Video recorded inside Congress on Oct. 2 shows Kira Alcarraz telling reporter Marycielo del Castillo she would smash her against a wall and that she is alive only because Alcarraz was not altered.
• The confrontation followed questions about Alcarraz hiring her son's partner, Diana Alani de la Cruz Flores, as a coordinator in her office, a move she defended as a trusted-staff decision.
• After the footage spread on social media, news outlets and commentators condemned the remarks, and legal specialists said the threats could qualify as intimidation or harassment subject to formal complaints.
• Coverage recalls earlier favoritism concerns, including Alcarraz’s prior admission of hiring a friend of her son, and notes her shift from being elected with Somos Perú to serving with Podemos Perú.
• Alcarraz has not issued an apology and told PBO she would not retract, while defending the hiring, as observers anticipate review by the Congressional Ethics Commission and her party has not publicly responded.