Overview
- Peru’s anti‑corruption prosecutors ordered the election office ONPE to turn over staff emails, phone logs and work computers as they probe a transport contract awarded to Galaga S.A.C., with the request tied to a court bid to detain former ONPE chief Piero Corvetto.
- Investigators also sought files on a separate Education Ministry award won by Galaga to test whether the same vendor benefited across agencies through flawed bids or undisclosed terms.
- The National Board of Justice formally reiterated its demand that ONPE identify foreign‑national staff and deliver the full case file for a recent headquarters property purchase, setting a five‑day deadline for a detailed report.
- Peru completed an initial US$462 million payment for 12 F‑16s after the president said he would pause the deal, prompting the foreign and defense ministers to resign and triggering a congressional censure debate against the president.
- In Argentina, Javier Milei said he will accompany Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni to Congress as a witness alleged a US$65,000 off‑book payment in an enrichment probe, while an appellate court restored most of the government’s labor reform; in Mexico’s Chihuahua, reports of U.S. access to the state’s Centinela camera network drew legal pushback as forensic experts found a photojournalist’s tear‑gas injuries were life‑threatening.