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New Criminal Investigation Launched Against President Boluarte

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  • The country’s attorney general said that a new criminal investigation against President Boluarte has been launched over an alleged cover-up in the hours before her brother was arrested. According to a statement on X, President Boluarte is being investigated for deactivating a special police squad probing Nicanor Boluarte’s alleged influence peddling on Thursday night, ahead of his arrest Friday morning.
  • President Boluarte has not responded directly yet, but a Presidential spokesman said that disbanding the special police group had nothing to do with a cover-up.
  • On the data front, the macro calendar is empty today, with focus turning to March economic activity and April unemployment data, due on Wednesday.
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  • The country’s attorney general said that a new criminal investigation against President Boluarte has been launched over an alleged cover-up in the hours before her brother was arrested. According to a statement on X, President Boluarte is being investigated for deactivating a special police squad probing Nicanor Boluarte’s alleged influence peddling on Thursday night, ahead of his arrest Friday morning.
  • President Boluarte has not responded directly yet, but a Presidential spokesman said that disbanding the special police group had nothing to do with a cover-up.
  • On the data front, the macro calendar is empty today, with focus turning to March economic activity and April unemployment data, due on Wednesday.