Overview
- On the Oct. 19 El Valor de la Verdad broadcast, Congresswoman Patricia Chirinos mocked lawyer Diego Pomareda, who replied, “She is the kind of person we should not elect.”
- The exchange circulated widely on social media, with many users praising Pomareda’s composure and criticizing Chirinos’ tone.
- During the program, Pomareda also questioned Lima Mayor Rafael López Aliaga’s performance, arguing he has not delivered on campaign promises.
- Follow-up reporting cited a PUCP School of Government study placing Chirinos among lawmakers who most backed measures the Public Ministry says benefited criminal actors.
- Appearing on the same program, Martha Moyano defended Congress’s record and called the removal of Pedro Castillo one of the current Parliament’s best achievements.