Overview
- Edith Herrera García, a candidate for the Andean Parliament, was filmed insulting officers with racially charged remarks during an altercation at the Santiago police station in Cusco.
- Podemos Perú condemned the conduct in a public statement and announced the immediate withdrawal of her candidacy.
- The Fiscalía de Flagrancia formalized an immediate process for alleged aggravated violence and resistance to authority, naming two police officers as the injured parties.
- The Human Rights Prosecutor’s Office opened a preliminary investigation for alleged discrimination, confirmed by regional prosecutor Manuel Mayorga.
- Herrera was detained for initial procedures around Feb. 22–24 and later released, investigations continue, and the JNE has not issued a formal resolution removing her from the ballot.