President of the TC assured that Mario Vizcarra "in principle" I could not apply in 2026

The president of the Constitutional Court (TC), Luz Pachecomaintained today that the brother of former president Martín Vizcarra and presidential candidate of Peru Primero, Mario Vizcarra, would be prevented from running for the 2026 elections.

You could be excluded. Brother of the ‘lizard’ has three blemishes against his candidacy that are based on his conviction for embezzlement. If successful, he and his presidential plan would be out of the race. In parallel, there is a tax investigation in Tacna for the high-profile Los Saqueadores de Ilabaya case.

The eldest of the Vizcarras, as is known, has a sentence for embezzlement issued in 2005, a sentence that would prevent him from running for elected office because it was an intentional crime.

“The previous referee, by majority, determined that people who have been convicted of this type of crime, even if they are rehabilitated, cannot participate,” Pacheco declared to Canal N.

Regarding the position of the current TC, he said that he could not advance an opinion, because “it would not surprise him” if the case reached its jurisdiction, but that the antecedents could indicate that Vizcarra might not be qualified to compete in the elections.

“In principle, the crime that he committed is included in lawsuits that were filed many years ago and that said that it is constitutional and that he cannot apply,” he referred.

In addition, the judge focused on the importance of verifying that the rehabilitation of a convicted person is true to ensure that they will not commit a crime again.

“The central point is that rehabilitation is determined in a certain way. Sometimes we see people who say they are rehabilitated and are not,” Indian.

Precisely, due to the conviction, the Special Electoral Jury (JEE) of Lima Centro 2 declared inadmissible the registration of the list of ten candidates for the Senate for the national constituency presented by Perú Primero, including that of Mario Vizcarra.

Vizcarra’s conviction

This was the resolution that condemned Mario Vizcarra for embezzlement in 2005

It should be remembered that the Peru Primero candidate was sentenced in 2005 to 3 years of suspended prison for the crime of embezzlement. In addition, he had to pay civil compensation amounting to 3 thousand soles.

According to the ruling of the Mixed Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of Moquegua, Vizcarra received double remuneration with public resources while he served as an official of the then Transitory Council of Regional Administration of Moquegua (CTAR).

The same candidate for the Palace recorded this conviction in his resume, presented to the National Election Jury, who must determine whether or not his application is possible. To date, three objections have been filed against his candidacy and the Special Electoral Jury accepted one of them for processing.