Overview
- Pedro Castillo announced from Barbadillo prison on X that Antauro Humala will run for the Senate as number 9 on the Alianza Juntos con el Pueblo national list.
- The coalition referenced is informal and not registered at the Jurado Nacional de Elecciones, with only Roberto Sánchez’s Juntos por el Perú formally on the JNE rolls.
- Roberto Sánchez is positioned as the coalition’s presidential contender whose slate would include Humala.
- Humala served a lengthy sentence for the Andahuaylazo killings and his party A.N.T.A.U.R.O. was declared illegal, though electoral rules allow him to appear on another party’s list if requirements are met.
- Castillo is serving an 11-year-plus sentence with two years of disqualification from public office, and legal analysts warn electoral authorities could declare these bids inadmissible ahead of the April 12, 2026 elections.