Overview
- The Tercera Fiscalía Provincial de Prevención del Delito of Lima Centro led by fiscal Óscar Díaz Alegre opened an on-site inspection at the MVCS headquarters on Tuesday to verify the building’s condition and related technical records.
- The inspection is being carried out with specialists in disaster risk management, urban oversight and Defensa Civil and is meant to prevent crimes such as homicidio culposo, lesiones culposas, omisión de funciones and estragos especiales if negligence is found.
- Journalists published a 2020 sismoresistance study by engineer Carlos Cortijo Narváez that flagged a critical asymmetry at the sixth floor and a possible 'piso blando,' a weak-story condition that can cause torsion and raise the chance of progressive collapse in a strong quake.
- Planned reinforcement work has not been carried out after a 2024 design contract with Consorcio REYCH was terminated and went to arbitration, and a February 2026 emergency procurement for a new technical dossier remains unexecuted.
- Inspectors say the building lacks a Defensa Civil safety certificate, the municipality has opened disciplinary proceedings, the MVCS has not issued a public statement, and officials are implementing short-term measures such as expanded telework and planned staff relocation while the Fiscalía completes its review.