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In the news: in Peru, resignation of six ministers in the middle of the “Rolex affair”
Swearing in of Morgan Quero Gaime, new Peruvian Minister of Education, April 1, 2024. This service comes after the resignation of six ministers in the midst of the “Rolex affair”. © Sebastian Castaneda / REUTERS
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Peruvian President Dina Boluarte administered the oath to the six new ministers on the night of Monday April 1 to Tuesday April 2. These changes, notes
La Republica
, come just before the inauguration vote of the new Prime Minister, Gustavo Adrianzen, and his government. And above all, writes
El Comercio
, “
in the context of the Rolex affair
” – an investigation opened against the president for “
illegal personal enrichment
” after the publication by the press of a series of photos showing her wearing different luxury watches between 2021 and 2022, while she was a minister. The case has been on the front page of the local press for several days, especially since his home and the presidential palace were searched last weekend.
But according to
El Buho
, "
these changes apparently do not result from a crisis in the cabinet,
unlike the investigation which targets the president
": independent parliamentarian Gustavo Adrianzen affirms to the daily that the new Prime Minister had warned them of these changes before before a vote of confidence is requested. However, in this wave of ministerial departures, we note that of the Minister of the Interior, Victor Torres, much criticized: "
The only thing that we can reproach for his departure is that he did not arrive earlier
,” writes again in his editorial
El Comercio
. Several parliamentary groups, writes the daily, had requested his departure;
Expreso
speaks of “
his mismanagement
”, “
the barrage of criticism he received due to the
alarming delinquency rate”, and believes that the minister “
was well aware that by remaining in government, he
would have complicated the vote inauguration to Congress
.
By giving the reasons for his departure – he speaks of “
family problem, health
”, Victor Torres returned to the affair which fascinates the country: “
I tell the country that it must let the lady (President Boluarte) govern . Rolexes are just a distraction. » Dina Boluarte, notes the
Radio Programas del Perou
website
, must be heard this Tuesday, April 2 before the Congressional Tax Commission to tell them about the investigation targeting her.
Violence and adolescents in Peru
Diario Correo
echoes alarming figures on violence and adolescents: “
97% of school-age adolescents surveyed by the Foundation Against Hunger justify and normalize violent behavior in their romantic relationships
.” “
A situation
,” writes
Diario Correo
, “
which undoubtedly contributes to the violence against women and the execrable feminicides which continue to claim victims throughout the country
.” The survey, carried out on more than 1,300 students in 71 public schools in Lima, reveals that 88% of young people approve of the use of insults in a discussion, and 71% recognize that when they are angry, they yell at the person with whom they are in a relationship.
Diario Correo
recalls that “
the chain of violence that leads to femicide begins with violent arguments and verbal and psychological violence which are often considered “normal in a relationship”
”. 71% of young people surveyed consider it normal to know the password to their partner's cell phone. 74% of adolescents think that a man should take care of his partner's clothing. 59% say they have been victims of abuse.
The memory of the dictatorship in Brazil
60 years ago, the military coup d'état began in Brazil, which would establish a military dictatorship in the country for 21 years. The current left-wing president, Lula, decided that this major moment in Brazilian history would not be commemorated – so as not to alienate the military, according to some commentators. But Brazilian society does not let up: “
Ignoring the dictatorship in the name of pacification harms the advancement of society
,” protests the group Rights Now!, which recalls that “
silence always serves those who do not want their actions be called into question
,” in a statement echoed by
Folha de Sao Paulo
.
Carta Capital
publishes the point of view of political scientist Josué Medeiros, who speaks of “
Lula's big mistake
”: “
The president places the fight against inequalities at the center of his third term. However, it is not possible to understand and overcome inequalities in Brazil without mentioning the military dictatorship
", the regime being "
responsible for the radicalization and consolidation of all the inequalities which penalize the people
".
This decision by President Lula comes as Brazil's Supreme Court reaffirms that the Constitution does not allow military intervention. The Court was examining an appeal filed in 2020 by Lula's party. The Workers' Party was worried, recalls
Carta Capital
, about the interpretation of an article of the Constitution by certain "
reactionary
" jurists, according to which the army would be a "
moderating power
" in the country.
The judges of the Court, writes
Estadao
, followed the rapporteur Luis Fux, who emphasizes that the different bodies of the army are not a power, even less a moderating power, but institutions subject to civil power. “
It is clearly written in article 142
,” writes an editorialist from
Estadao
, “
but in times of coup delirium, it is not bad to point out the obvious
.”
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