Peruvian politician and engineer, president 1990–2000, key figure in Peru’s counterinsurgency and later legal battles
Argentine president Javier Milei has insulted Brazil’s president and a top Brazilian judge while attending an event in São Paulo that confirmed Flávio Bolsonaro’s presidential candidacy. Brazil has recalled its ambassador to consult with Brasília after diplomats said Milei attacked Brazil’s government, people and democracy; Lula has vowed to lead without outside interference.
Keiko Fujimori has been sworn in as Peru’s president, vowing a hardline approach to crime and instability after a tumultuous decade of leadership. She pledges military involvement in high-crime areas during emergencies and seeks to bolster ties with the United States while addressing El Niño impacts and inequality.
Peru’s Constitutional Court has nullified the entire criminal proceedings against former president Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia, following a 2025 conviction for money laundering tied to Odebrecht funding. Humala is expected to be freed from Barbadillo Prison in Lima. The decision marks a dramatic turn in a case that has spanned several presidents and the Odebrecht corruption scandal.
Petro has claimed thousands of tally sheets were manipulated after counts were transmitted to Colombia’s election agency. Officials and observers reject the fraud claims, and Abelardo de la Espriella is set to be sworn in this week, as Colombia prepares for a tightly watched transition.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has completed a three‑country tour of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to expand military and counter‑drug cooperation with right‑wing governments. Washington has pledged funding, vessels and designations of gangs as foreign terrorist organisations while US forces have intercepted and sunk vessels linked to Ecuadorian criminal groups.
The United States is strengthening security ties with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru as right‑wing leadership grows in the region. Washington has designated cartels as foreign threats and seeks closer military and economic cooperation, while regional partners push back on violence tied to narcotics networks.
A 45-year-old candidate named Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores has won the mayoralty of Queropalca in Peru’s Huánuco region, securing 229 of 663 votes on 4 October and beating his nearest rival by 25 votes. Flores will take office on 1 January and has previously belonged to the Popular Force party.