🇵🇪Week of October 26

President Keiko Fujimori confirmed during a visit to El Salvador that the six prisons under construction in Peru will incorporate the Bukele model. She visited the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism on the first day of her activities in the country. She also invited Nayib Bukele to visit Peru and proposed signing a free trade treaty with El Salvador.123

Fujimori and Bukele signed a joint declaration to strengthen bilateral cooperation, with agreements covering justice, health, tourism and organized crime. Premier Luis Galarreta said Fujimori would bring back the "successful model" of Bukele's prisons. Fujimori also said she would declare criminal gangs terrorist organizations after seeing the Salvadoran security model and its mega-prison.4567

Bukele said copying his security system identically would not make sense, because the idiosyncrasy of crime in Peru differs from that of El Salvador. Fujimori described the prison as impressive, telling Bukele "It's impressive, president."89

Peru's Congress approved a supplementary credit of more than S/8.288 billion, with the funds directed to El Niño response actions, public services and infrastructure. The Economy and Finance Ministry (MEF) welcomed the measure, saying the money will go to works and services.1234

Lawmaker Miguel Huamán framed the vote around health spending, saying nearly 8 million Peruvians are exposed to the El Niño phenomenon. "With almost 8 million Peruvians exposed to the El Niño phenomenon, health cannot be worth less than a fighter jet," he said.5

Peru's Senate plenary approved a special regulation setting out the procedure for electing the magistrates of the Constitutional Court (TC). The rules govern how the court's members will be selected.12345

Under the approved regulation, candidates can earn up to 70 points for the curricular evaluation. The scoring is part of the competition rules the Senate adopted.6

Senator Patricia Iturregui said the court's independence depends on the model used to elect its magistrates. Her comment tied the choice of selection method to how independent the TC will be.7

Alejandro Rospigliosi called for transparency in the election of the Constitutional Court magistrates.8

Teachers affiliated with Sutep protested in Tacna and Iquitos to demand better working conditions and a larger budget. The union left open the possibility of an indefinite national strike if its demands are not met.12

In a separate march, Sutep teachers demanded dignified pensions and payment of the social debt owed to them.3

The Education Ministry (Minedu) said it will deduct pay from teachers who join the Sutep stoppage.4

More than 95 percent of teachers reaffirmed their commitment to students and to the country's education, a figure cited in coverage of the dispute.5

The dollar in Peru rose to S/3.46, its highest level in almost five months. The rate was reported for Thursday, 29 October, when trading opened with the dollar already higher.12

Gestión attributed the rise to economic data published in the United States, which increased expectations of a possible interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.2

El Comercio, La República and Agencia Andina published the day's buy and sell rates for the dollar, with La República's edition dated Friday, 30 October.345