He presidential candidate for Peru Primero, Mario Vizcarra, He stated that, if elected president in 2026, he would consider granting clemency to his brother, Martín Vizcarra —sentenced to 14 years in prison for the Lomas de Ilo and Hospital de Moquegua cases— provided that a competent evaluation commission recommends it.
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“If they recommend a pardon, obviously yes. Like any other president, for me the treatment of Martin Vizcarramy brother, will be exactly the same as the other presidents. “I am convinced (of his innocence), but I am going to subject myself to what the evaluation commission says,” he indicated in an interview with RPP.
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He emphasized that the “treatment” he would have Martin Vizcarra It would be the same one that would be given to other presidents. In that sense, he stressed that he would grant the pardon as long as the respective commission considers it so.
Likewise, he defended his candidacy alleging that, in his family, he has always been a politician and they do not intend to deceive the public. “We have already visited three regions of the country and Martín has always presented me as the candidate. I am the one who is running, not him,” he said.
Regarding the investigations against his brother, he defended his innocence in the case in which he has been convicted and considered that Martín Vizcarra having been vaccinated for Covid-19 is not a crime but “a fault.”
“They did not offer me a vaccine. He has already recognized his mistake and has apologized. The first approved Pfizer vaccine was made by the WHO in the fortnight of December 2020 and Martín was vacated in November of that year. What vaccine are we talking about? The vaccine that finally came to Peru, Sinopharm, was approved at the end of December of that year. Therefore, what a contradiction to say that Vizcarra was vaccinated while the people were dying,” he added.
Mario Vizcarra, the presidential candidate of Peru Primero
The match Peru First made official the registration of his presidential formula for the 2026 Elections with Mario Vizcarra to the head. At par, Carlos Illanes Calderonretired FAP colonel, was designated as a candidate for the first vice presidency, while Grethel Callo Paye —with a background in APRA and a previous nomination for Alianza para el Progreso— was incorporated for the second vice presidency.
The general secretary Cesar Figueredo is projected as a pre-candidate for the Senate for Lima, while Alejandro Salas, former minister during the government of Pedro Castillois also considering competing for a seat. Added to them Mario Vizcarrawho leads the party’s presidential ticket and would also have congressional aspirations.
