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June 13, 2023

How Much Are Peru’s Foreign Ties Deteriorating?

Peru’s Congress, whose meeting place is pictured, have declared the presidents of Mexico and Colombia, as well as former Bolivian President Evo Morales, unwelcome in Peru. // File Photo: Genu5960 via Creative Commons.

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Carlos Arata, partner at Rubio Leguía Normand in Lima: “The presidents of Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Bolivia (directly or through Evo Morales) share the same political agenda. Pedro Castillo was part of it in an effort to include Peru as part of their circle and goal of having all Latin American countries with the same political agenda. With that as their primary aim, they really do not care who they defend. In this case, there is no doubt that Castillo attempted a self-coup and tried to break our democracy. Thankfully, our institutions defended our constitution and the rule of law. Dina Boluarte had to succeed Castillo once Congress declared him incapable after the failed self-coup. Everything occurred as the law provided. However, surprisingly, the presidents of other countries tried to change history, saying that Castillo was the one who suffered a coup. Since then, these presidents—especially López Obrador—have been relentlessly…”

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