Overview
- Roberto Sánchez announced on X that José Domingo Pérez has joined his platform and will help shape his justice agenda for Juntos por el Perú.
- Sánchez said they are in early talks to propose Pérez as justice minister if he wins, and he stressed that no formal roles or spokespeople are set.
- Pérez is a former member of the Lava Jato special team that investigated Odebrecht bribery schemes in Peru’s justice system.
- He recently took on the legal defense of former president Pedro Castillo, who was convicted of conspiracy after a failed 2022 attempt to seize power.
- Coverage diverged, with La República highlighting Pérez’s anti-corruption record while Correo emphasized his past suspension over very serious offenses in the “Cocktails” case and other professional questions.