Peru - September 2025

Peru’s top prosecutor, Delia Espinoza, asked the Supreme Court to declare the Fuerza Popular (FP) party illegal. Espinoza asked that the party be excluded from next year’s general elections and its registration be cancelled. The request argued that the party, a legacy of Fujimorismo (the political movement of former president Alberto Fujimori) participated in anti-democratic acts, which is prohibited in the Political Organizations Law. It elaborated that the party legitimized the used of violence to intimidate public servants, civil society and journalists. FP is the party with the greatest number of representatives in Congress. Its leader, Keiko Fujimori, rejected the accusations as politically motivated, questioning the prosecutor’s impartiality (the prosecutor’s office has constitutional autonomy). The Constitutional Chamber will decide on the issue of the party’s registration.

Sources: El Comercio, La Republica (1), Infobae (1), La Republica (2), Infobae

In September, youth groups mobilized protests against the government and a recent reform to the pension system. The latter introduced changes requiring self-employed workers to contribute to private pension administrators—the private financial entities that manage the funds—and restricts, for those under 40, access to one of the current options, which is that a worker can choose to receive 95 per cent of their accumulated funds upon retirement instead of receiving a monthly pension. Though Congress had walked back the changes after public outrage, the demonstrations continued, with young people—also known as ‘Gen Z’—expressing frustration with decision-making affecting their future. More broadly, demonstrators demanded the government take action to curb insecurity and end corruption. Public transit operators and bus drivers, who have been raising alarms for over a year about the increasing extortion and violence they face, joined the protests. Clashes between demonstrators and police resulted in at least 18 injured, mostly protesters, and further reports of injuries among journalists and police officers.