Overview
- Roger Arévalo, newly named to lead Petroperú’s board, faces public scrutiny after reports highlighted a 2019 police complaint for alleged sexual harassment and a separate corruption probe.
- A police filing says a 20-year-old staffer accused him of repeated unwanted touching, hugs, and kisses in his San Isidro office, and prosecutors list the case as pending in a specialized unit for violence against women.
- In the Odebrecht arbitration cases tied to the Interoceánica Sur highway, prosecutors say he worked as an economic expert whose reports helped the Brazilian company and harmed the state.
- His appointment comes as Petroperú weighs a major reorganization that could split assets and bring a capital injection of up to US$2 billion to keep the company solvent.
- Arévalo previously led Petroperú in 2005–2006 and is the uncle of former general manager Hugo Chávez Arévalo, who left after probes and a ban from public posts.