Congress of Peru approves luxuries for officials while in the streets they call for elections

The deputies of Peru have not finished giving a way out of the political crisis that the country is going through after the dismissal of Pedro Castillo, but they have approved expenses –and some incurred in acts of corruption– in favor of their labor benefits, such as the allocation of luxury phones with unlimited calls

On December 7, Peru entered a new political crisis. The removal of the former president Pedro Castillo and designation of Dina Boluarte as the highest authority of the Inca country, unleashed a series of protests and demonstrations, which for this February 20 add up to 69 failed and seven departments (Madre de Dios, Apurímac, Arequipa, Moquegua, Cuzco, Puno and Tacna) in a state of emergency.

One of the main demands of Peruvians is the advancement of presidential elections, another is the call for a constituent assembly. Four times the proposals have been rejected by the Peruvian Congress. “Our citizens promptly expect a clear response that will pave a way out of the political crisis and build social peace,” wrote Boluarte, after the first refusal.

*Also read: Four regions of Peru are under a state of emergency due to anti-government protests

But while the Peruvians wait for the Parliament to hear their demands and find a way out of the conflict, the congressmen have preferred to “prioritize other aspects”, such as raising the cost of food to 191 soles ($49.68), the daily cost per parliamentarian only in foods; review The Republic in an article titled: iPhones, buffets and personal trips: the jewels of a Congress that delays the advance of elections

Congresses in Peru: iPhones, buffets and trips

In this work, the Lima newspaper details a series of benefits and irregularities that representatives of the Peruvian Congress have been approving and committing, while in the streets they want political change and the lesson of the next head of state.

Personal trips to the interior of the country with tickets financed by the State and high-end cell phones (iPhone) with unlimited calls, for the deputies, paid with the money of the nation, are other expenses.

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