Ethics Commission will open investigation against Congresswoman Lucinda Vásquez

The Parliamentary Ethics Commission of Congress announced that it will initiate ex officio proceedings against the congresswoman Lucinda Vasquez Vela (Magisterial Block) after the dissemination of images that show the staff of his office carrying out personal activities unrelated to their function, including pedicure sessions and domestic work in their home.

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Through a statement, the Commission reported that the images, released on October 26, are of “obvious public interest.”

In application of the regulations of the Code of Parliamentary Ethics, the working group will promote the complaint ex officio in its next ordinary session to initiate the corresponding procedure and thus “determine the responsibilities that may exist” in the case.

📌The images broadcast on October 26 by a Sunday program, where staff from the office of Congresswoman Lucinda Vásquez Vela are observed carrying out personal activities unrelated to the parliamentary function within Congress, are of obvious public interest. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/qUVeI3AJN8

— Parliamentary Ethics Commission (@comision_etica) October 27, 2025

The photographs and recordings released point to the parliamentarian’s advisors using public time and resources for the congresswoman’s personal tasks, facts that have been described by experts as a possible crime of embezzlement.

THE CONGRESSMEN SPEAK

Parliamentarians from different benches have spoken out on the issue of their seatmate. Congressman Alfredo Azurín expressed his deep regret for what happened. “I think what happens sometimes in Congress is regrettable,” he said, admitting that he feels “embarrassed by others” and apologizing for the behavior that affects the image of Parliament.

Azurín was emphatic in requesting a sanction, not only for the legislator, but also for the personnel involved. “I think that there has to be a sanction, and not only the congresswoman, I think also the advisor, for allowing that to happen,” he said.

The legislator who came to power thanks to Pedro Castillo, a teacher and union leader, is once again in the eye of the storm after the dissemination of images that show her receiving a pedicure inside Congress. Accumulated complaints for influence peddling, nepotism and misuse of public resources.

For his part, the president of Congress, Fernando Rospigliosi, described the act as “reprehensible” and “terrible”, demanding an institutional response. He stressed that Vásquez’s conduct is a “humiliation for Congressional workers” as they are employed in tasks that are not typical of their function.

Rospigliosi demanded that the Ethics Commission “take all appropriate measures to sanction this congresswoman.” However, he clarified the limitations of the position he invoked. “The president or the person in charge of the presidency of Congress, in this case, cannot make decisions as the president of the Republic makes them,” explaining that the sanctions are decided through commissions and votes, and not by a direct order.

Through her social networks, legislator Norma Yarrow demanded the removal of Lucinda Vásquez. Yarrow criticized the “human quality” of his colleague, warning that if the Ethics Commission “shields” the legislator again, it will continue to “bring the institution to the ground.”

Yarrow compared the scandal to previous episodes of congressional malpractice, such as “Come Pollo” or “Vendecables,” and called for Vásquez to receive “the same punishment.” She ended by saying: “It’s a shame. And you, Lucinda, as a woman, that you behave and as an authority, in this way… What a shame as a woman!” and demanded that the Ethics Commission “not shield them (bad parliamentarians) any more.”