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Overview
- RPP said at least three shots hit the windshield of the vehicle carrying Belaunde in the coastal district of Cerro Azul, and he was not injured.
- An aide told RPP he was not campaigning at the time of the incident and that he maintains a business in the area.
- Pedro Cateriano, his party’s vice-presidential pick, condemned the attack and said Belaunde had been overseeing work in Cerro Azul.
- Peru’s interim president, José Jeri, had not issued a public statement on the incident as of Tuesday, according to local reporting.
- Belaunde, a former energy and mines minister and grandson of ex-president Fernando Belaunde, is one of more than 30 pre-candidates in a race set to begin with a first round on April 12, 2026.