Overview
- Peru’s JEE in Trujillo ruled that La Libertad governor César Acuña breached electoral neutrality by posting an Oct. 2 video promoting APP, citing the 054-2025-PCM decree and urging him to refrain from influencing voters.
- After a weeks-long walk to Lima, Pataz mayor Aldo Carlos Mariños met President José Jerí and secured a dialogue table for Oct. 14 and a technical session for Oct. 16, while pressing for a completely new cabinet as his demand.
- Peru and Japan signed a state-to-state contract to modernize the Majes Siguas irrigation project, assigning the PMO Majes Siguas consortium to technical assistance and upgrades across key hydraulic infrastructure.
- Argentina’s economy minister Luis Caputo said the government will continue accepting U.S. Treasury market operations to support the peso and dismissed full dollarization for lack of dollars, as electoral authorities confirmed Diego Santilli atop LLA’s Buenos Aires list with ballots left showing José Luis Espert due to timing constraints.
- Mexican authorities confirmed the arrest in Cancún of Mikael Michalis Ahlstrom, alias “El Griego,” in a coordinated operation involving federal agencies and Interpol, according to security chief Omar García Harfuch.