Peruvian President Dina Boluarte is facing attempts to remove her from office for “permanent moral incapacity” after the public noticed she was wearing luxury watches to public events.
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte is facing attempts to remove her from office for “permanent moral incapacity” amid a scandal about the ownership of at least three luxury watches.
Boluarte hung on, despite widespread calls for her resignation or to bring forward elections, but is now facing renewed calls to step down over the scandal. Market research firm Ipsos measured Boluarte’s unpopularity rate at 88 per cent in March.BloombergBoluarte is being preliminarily investigated for allegedly acquiring an undisclosed collection of luxury watches since becoming vice president and social inclusion minister in July 2021 and then president in December 2022.
Police guard outside President Dina Boluarte’s house during a raid ordered by the attorney-general’s Office.Local media outlets published documents from the raid showing at least one Rolex watch, a Datejust 36 model with a purchase date of July 8, 2023. A similar model on Rolex’s website costs at least $22,700.
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