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The president of Peru asks to open the debate to apply the death penalty to child rapists

The president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, asked on Tuesday to open the debate on the application of the death penalty for juvenile rapists, after the recent murder of a minor in Lima that has moved public opinion.

During an official event at the Lima Air Base of Las Palmas, Boluarte said that “it is time to open the debate on the death penalty for juvenile rapists,” considering that “types like these to walk free in the streets” cannot be allowed.

The head of state called for the actions of the National Police to be strengthened to protect children for being the most vulnerable to this type of attack.

The case that opens in Peru the debate on the death penalty for child rapists

The death penalty is not applicable in Peru since the 1979 Constitution came into force, which only allows it for treason, and after the country ratified in 1978 the American Convention on Human Rights that restricts that punishment.

The president also asked for a minute of silence for the murder of a teenager on Sunday in Lima, whose body was found by her family in the house of an alleged security guard of an informal settlement in the district of Pachacámac, in the south of the capital.

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The minor had disappeared from her home on Sunday, but the parents received a call from a person who had supposedly found her and said he would take her to the police station in the district of Villa María del Triunfo, according to the report of the América Noticias channel.

However, with the passing of the hours, the teenager did not appear at the police headquarters and the family accelerated their search with the geolocation of their mobile phone.

In this way, the family and the National Police arrived at a clearing of the Lúcumo settlement of Pachacámac, where they located the remains of the minor, apparently strangled, in a house.

Lack of clarity about the crime

The suspect identified as Yerson Juárez Tapia, 26, said he was a security guard of the place and, after being interrogated, apparently confessed to having been the author of the murder of the minor.

However, a local neighbor told the police that she had recorded the arrival of a motorcycle taxi with two men at that house in the early hours of Sunday.

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A mob of neighbors attacked Juárez, after allegedly admitting the crime, so they had to admit him to a hospital, according to the newspaper El Comercio.

The Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Violence against Women and Members of the Family Group of the district of Lurín has begun the preliminary investigation after finding the 12-year-old minor dead.

The Ombudsman’s Office reported that, from January to October 2024, 5,518 alert notes were recorded for missing women, most of them minors, and that in that same period 133 femicides were committed.

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Paraguay summons Brazilian ambassador over Itaipú espionage scandal

Paraguay summoned the Brazilian ambassador in Asunción on Tuesday to demand “explanations” and called its own representative in Brasília for consultations following Brazil’s acknowledgment of an espionage operation. The Brazilian government, led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, attributed the operation to the previous administration.

The surveillance effort aimed to uncover Paraguay’s position in now-suspended negotiations with Brazil regarding the pricing of electricity from the binational Itaipú hydroelectric plant, according to reports in the Brazilian press.

The Brazilian government “categorically denied any involvement in the intelligence operation,” stating in a Foreign Ministry communiqué on Monday that the espionage was carried out under former President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration (2019-2023).

“The operation was authorized by the previous government in June 2022 and was annulled by the interim director of the (state intelligence agency) ABIN on March 27, 2023, as soon as the current administration became aware of it,” Brazil’s government asserted.

Paraguay’s Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez announced that Brazilian Ambassador José Antonio Marcondes de Carvalho was summoned “to provide detailed explanations” regarding the operation. Additionally, Paraguay recalled its diplomatic representative in Brasília “to report on aspects related to the intelligence activity conducted by Brazil regarding Paraguay’s government affairs.”

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Elon Musk to step down as government advisor, per Trump insiders

President Donald Trump has informed his inner circle that Elon Musk will be stepping down from his role as a government advisor, according to a report by Politico today.

Citing three individuals close to Trump, Politico states that the president is pleased with Musk’s leadership at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), where he has implemented significant budget cuts. However, both have agreed that it is time for Musk to return to his businesses and support Trump from a different position outside the government.

A senior administration official told Politico that Musk will likely maintain an informal advisory role and continue to be an occasional visitor to the White House. Another source warned that anyone thinking Musk will completely disappear from Trump’s circle is “deluding themselves.”

According to the sources, this transition is expected to coincide with the end of Musk’s tenure as a “special government employee,” a temporary status that exempts him from certain ethics and conflict-of-interest regulations. This 130-day period is set to expire in late May or early June.

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Milei vows to make Argentina so strong that Falkland Islanders “choose” to join

Argentine President Javier Milei reaffirmed his country’s claim over the Falkland Islands (known as the Islas Malvinas in Argentina) and praised the role of the nation’s armed forces during a ceremony marking the “Veterans and Fallen Soldiers of the Malvinas War Day,” commemorating 43 years since the 1982 conflict with the United Kingdom.

Argentina continues to assert sovereignty over the islands, arguing that Britain unlawfully seized them in 1833.

“If sovereignty over the Malvinas is the issue, we have always made it clear that the most important vote is the one cast with one’s feet. We hope that one day, the Malvinas residents will choose to vote with their feet and join us,” Milei stated.

“That is why we aim to become a global power—so much so that they would prefer to be Argentine, making deterrence or persuasion unnecessary. This is why we have embarked on a path of liberation, working to make Argentina the freest country in the world and once again the nation with the highest GDP per capita on the planet,” he added.