Overview
- A video that circulated on social media on May 20–21 shows Mayor Carlos Bruce apparently firing a Taser‑type device at his advisor Arturo Bobbio inside a municipal office and the advisor falling to the floor.
- Bruce and Bobbio issued statements saying the footage was an edited excerpt from a private, voluntary simulation and Bobbio has alleged at least three manipulated videos using artificial intelligence.
- Sunafil’s Intendencia de Lima Metropolitana issued an order of inspection to the Municipality of Santiago de Surco to verify whether workplace safety rules or labor rights were violated.
- The episode is sensitive because the municipality had presented 150 Taser 10 devices and the same number of body cameras for its Serenazgo days earlier, raising questions about protocols, training and oversight for non‑lethal weapons.
- Beyond immediate administrative scrutiny, the case could prompt tighter controls on Taser use, affect the working conditions of municipal staff who handle the devices, and carry political consequences for Bruce’s campaign for higher office.