Overview
- Río Pacífico, following Sunday night’s Cuarto Poder report, said it is weighing a request to a judge to freeze Congress’s bank accounts to collect an unpaid award.
- An arbitration the legislature lost and a ruling ratified in March 2025 require payment for work performed under the 2018 contract to expand Canal Congreso’s TV signal.
- The Ministry of Culture on June 3, 2019 denied the permit for a 7.3‑meter antenna because it would mar views in Lima’s UNESCO-listed historic center and the roof could not bear the load, leaving equipment idle on the Haya de la Torre building.
- Congress counters that some indemnity claims were rejected and notes an arbitral penalty of S/192,569.20 against the company, while on Monday lawmakers asked the chamber’s secretariat for a detailed report on the case.
- The possible embargo raises fresh questions about procurement planning and accountability after nearly S/1.9 million in gear sat unused, with no public record of sanctions for officials who approved the flawed specifications.