At a campaign event held this Sunday in the district of Saint Martin de Porres, the presidential candidate Rafael López Aliaga, Already former mayor of Lima, he responded to the request for support from a mother who was complaining about her son with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and took the opportunity to launch a controversial statement about the pandemic. According to their version, the increase in autism in the country would be linked to the ordered confinement during the administration of the then president Martin Vizcarra.
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“Do you know why there is so much autism? It is very clear to me, because of the savagery that Vizcarra did of putting people in his house without vaccines, without food, without water for more than three years, autism has grown a lot. That genocide,” he said.
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This moment occurred when a neighbor asked the candidate to allocate resources for children with autism. In that context, Lopez Aliaga He interrupted and launched his accusation without specifying data, studies or medical evidence. Nobody at the rally mentioned official figures or specialists to support the claim.
It is worth remembering that Vizcarra presided over the country during the start of the COVID-19 pandemicconfinement was among the measures most criticized by different sectors. Now, Lopez Aliaga, who is president of the party Popular Renewal and presidential candidate in the 2026 elections, links these measures to the increase in autism, a thesis that has no scientific support. For example, recent specialized analyzes indicate that a good part of the “increase” in diagnoses is due to improvements in detection, greater awareness and expansion of criteria.
The pre-candidate, who voluntarily left the mayor’s office of Lima on October 13 to formalize his candidacy, after having stated in 2022 that he would serve his full term, now faces not only this new controversy but a host of questions. According to reports, her municipal management significantly increased the debt and she was accused of violating electoral neutrality at the end of her administration.
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Rafael López Aliaga described as “lazy” Keiko Fujimori after the leader of Fuerza Popular will announce that he will only compete for the Presidency and not for the Senate, noting that he is not looking for “a consolation prize or immunity.” The declaration of Fujimori was interpreted as an allusion to one’s own Lopez Aliagawho will run for both positions in the 2026 general elections.
During a rally in Saint Anita, andThe presidential candidate and former mayor of Lima responded harshly to the claims of his former political ally. “What does the lady live on? Very spoiled to start a campaign by insulting her. But I also respond to her, because I am not one-handed. I work, lady. I work. I am not lazy,” he expressed.
Lopez Aliaga He insisted that politics requires commitment and effort, not comfort. “You enter politics to work, having a known job, not being lazy. If you make a political commitment, you must fulfill it for five years. It’s not that I apply and lazy for five more years,” he said.
Finally, he questioned the idea that public office could be considered a personal reward. “With their little mouths they give themselves away. That’s why they are in politics, they see positions as a reward. It’s not a reward, mom, it’s a sacrifice, it’s a cross,” he said.
