Peru's Ousted President Pedro Castillo Detained by Police - BBC News

Dec 8, 2022 | Peru's ex-President Pedro Castillo has been detained, after his efforts to dissolve parliament instead ended in him being thrown out of office. It follows attempts by Castillo to dissolve Congress ahead of a vote to impeach him. His Vice-President Dina Boluarte was later sworn in as his successor. She condemned her predecessor's move to dissolve Congress as an "attempted coup" and pledged to form a new cabinet of all political stripes.