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The Government of Peru calls the raid on Boluarte’s home unconstitutional
The Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Peru, Eduardo Arana, said on Saturday that the raiding of the president’s home, Dina Boluarte, and the Government Palace as part of a preliminary fiscal investigation, shows the cracking of the democratic system and constitutionality.
“What they are doing is politicizing and showing that justice has been politicized in a fact that is unprecedentedly attacking the democratic institutionality, the institutionality of the Presidency and, above all, evidencing the break-up of the democratic system and constitutionality,” Arana said along with the president of the Council of Ministers, Gustavo Adrianzén.
Arana explained that more than 20 police officers and 20 prosecutors showed up at Boluarte’s home and at the Government Palace during the raid and that it responds to a “disproportionate, unconstitutional and illegal measure.”
The minister said that there had been improper use of Justice by the Judiciary and the Prosecutor’s Office.
Around midnight on Friday, a team of prosecutors and police officers raided Boluarte’s home for five hours, and then, already in the early hours of Saturday, they did the same in the Government Palace, as part of a preliminary investigation opened on March 18 against the president for the alleged commission of the crime of illicit enrichment.
For his part, Adrianzén, also stated that the raid is “unconstitutional and disproportionate” and denied that the president would resign.
He said that there is no responsibility on the part of the president for the alleged commission of the crimes that are being investigated.
“The political noise that is being made, which affects investments and the whole country, is serious. What has happened in the last few hours are disproportionate and unconstitutional actions,” Adrianzén said shortly before on the social network X.
He added that Boluarte will provide statements to the Prosecutor’s Office when she is summoned and pointed out that the president had asked for a rescheduling and, “strangely, they did not accept it,” but that she continues to collaborate with the investigation.
In addition, he pointed out that the cabinet ministers express their solidarity with the president and “energically reject these destabilizing political actions, which are conseaded in questionable jurisdictional provisions and reaffirm the politicization of justice.”
He concluded with a call to the political and social forces “to monitor the constitutional order.”
“The president and the cabinet are determined to continue working for economic reactivation and security. That’s the priority. No one has thought of resigning for this disproportionate action,” he said.
The Boluarte house was raided around midnight this Friday by a team of prosecutors and agents of the National Police of Peru (PNP) as part of a preliminary investigation opened against the ruler for the alleged commission of the crime of illicit enrichment.
The prosecutors carried out the operation for the purpose of registration and seizure of the luxury watches that, according to local media, Boluarte used in different public activities and has allegedly not declared as part of his estate.
And five hours later, in the early hours of Saturday, they also raided the Government Palace, where they still remain.
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Study finds COVID-19 vaccines prevented 2.5 million deaths worldwide
COVID-19 vaccines prevented an estimated 2,533,000 deaths worldwide between 2020 and 2024, according to an international study led by Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy and Stanford University in the United States, published in the journal JAMA Health Forum. Researchers calculated that one death was prevented for every 5,400 doses administered.
The analysis also found that the vaccines saved 14.8 million years of life, equivalent to one year of life gained for every 900 doses given.
The study, coordinated by Professor Stefania Boccia, revealed that 82% of the lives saved were people vaccinated before becoming infected with the virus, and 57% of deaths avoided occurred during the Omicron wave. In addition, 90% of the beneficiaries were adults over 60 years old.
“This is the most comprehensive analysis to date, based on global data and fewer assumptions about the evolution of the pandemic,” explained Boccia and researcher Angelo Maria Pezzullo.
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Trump administration blasts judge’s ruling reinstating TPS for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump criticized a federal judge’s ruling on Friday that reinstated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, stressing that the immigration program was never intended to serve as a “de facto asylum system.”
On Thursday, Judge Trina Thompson extended protections for about 7,000 Nepalese immigrants, whose TPS was set to expire on August 5. The ruling also impacts roughly 51,000 Hondurans and nearly 3,000 Nicaraguans, whose TPS protections were scheduled to end on September 8.
Immigrants covered by TPS had sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), alleging that the program’s termination was driven by “racial animus” and stripped them of protection from deportation.
DHS Deputy Undersecretary Tricia McLaughlin issued a statement saying the decision to end TPS was part of a mandate to “restore the integrity” of the immigration system and return the program to its original purpose.
“TPS was never conceived as a de facto asylum system; however, that is how previous administrations have used it for decades,” McLaughlin emphasized.
She also criticized Judge Thompson, calling the ruling “another example” of judges “stirring up claims of racism to distract from the facts.”
McLaughlin added that DHS would appeal the decision and take the legal battle to higher courts.
The Trump administration has also terminated TPS protections for approximately 160,000 Ukrainians, 350,000 Venezuelans, and at least half a million Haitians, among other immigrant groups.
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Trump to build $200M ballroom at the White House by 2028
The U.S. government under President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that it will begin construction in September on a new 8,000-square-meter ballroom at the White House.
The announcement was made by Karoline Leavitt, the administration’s press secretary, during a briefing in which she explained that the expansion responds to the need for a larger venue to host “major events.”
“Other presidents have long wished for a space capable of accommodating large gatherings within the White House complex… President Trump has committed to solving this issue,” Leavitt told reporters.
The project is estimated to cost $200 million, fully funded through donations from Trump himself and other “patriots,” according to a government statement. Construction is scheduled to begin in September and is expected to be completed before Trump’s term ends in 2028.
The Clark Construction Group, a Virginia-based company known for projects such as the Capital One Arena and L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C., has been selected to lead the project.
The new ballroom will be built on the East Wing of the White House, expanding the iconic residence with a space designed for state dinners, official ceremonies, and large-scale events.
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