Overview

• Oral proceedings began this week against former Lima mayor Susana Villarán, with the Fiscalía accusing her of receiving illicit funds for the 2013 recall and 2014 re‑election campaigns.
• Prosecutor José Domingo Pérez asserts that toll concession contracts for Odebrecht and OAS were executed without the legally required technical opinion from the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
• The indictment details about US$3 million tied to the Rutas de Lima concession and highlights Adenda 1 to Línea Amarilla in 2013, which shifted the project to co‑financed status and raised the investment from US$480 million to US$561 million.
• Pérez says the case is supported by Contraloría peritajes and colaboradores eficaces, with Jorge Barata expected to testify, while the Fiscalía declined Leo Pinheiro’s colaboración eficaz request.
• Investigative hurdles persist with the unresolved 2024 death of ex‑municipal manager José Miguel Castro, and the court has not issued a verdict.