Bruno Pacheco (politician)

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Bruno Pacheco Castillo
Born1970 (age 51–52)
StatusArrested
NationalityPeruvian
OccupationTeacher and politician
TitleFormer Presidential Secretary and chief of staff
Political party Somos Peru

Bruno Pacheco Castillo (born 1970) is a Peruvian politician and former presidential secretary of Peru. [1] He served on that position and as presidential chief of staff [2] under Peruvian President Pedro Castillo. [3] During 2022, Pacheco Castillo was a fugitive, but on 25 July of that year, he gave up to authorities.

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Early life

Pacheco Castillo was born in Lima. He studied education and became a teacher at Peru's high school level, teaching biology and chemistry there since 1998. He also taught physical education, financial math and technical design at Peru's Chorillos Military School. During 2009, he decided to launch his political career, joining the Peruvian party, Somos Peru. [4]

During November 2021, Peruvian prosecutors ("Fiscalia de la Nacion") found the sum of $20,000 dollars inside the office that Pacheco Castillo occupied as presidential secretary. [5] Pacheco Castillo alleged that the amount of money found was part of his salary as secretary and of some savings he had accumulated. The finding of the money took place after, earlier that month, general Jose Vizcarra Alvarez declared that Pacheco Castillo as well as president Castillo and defense minister Walter Ayala had asked him to help ascend two colonels to higher rankings in the Peruvian Army. [6]

On 11 April 2022, Pacheco Castillo appeared on national television in Peru, saying that he had received both threats and offers to bear witness in favor of certain government groups, without specifying which of those groups he referred to. [7] The next day, judge Manuel Antonio Chuyo ordered Pacheco Castillo to serve a 36 months sentence of preventive prison time and also asked for his capture. [8] Pacheco Castillo soon appealed the 36 months sentence. [9]

On Monday, 18 April 2022, Pacheco Castillo's lawyer, William Paco Castillo, announced he would no longer defend the fugitive. Paco Castillo said that Pacheco Castillo had evidence that proved his innocence but was withholding it from investigators, and that after speaking to Pacheco Castillo, the lawyer and his client had decided that they would split over some disagreements between the two. Lawyer Paco Castillo also said that Pacheco Castillo does not want to be helped. [10]

On 10 May, Lima's supreme court lowered Pacheco Castillo's sentence to 24 months instead of the 36 originally imposed to him. [11]

Peruvian authorities obtained an order of arrest against Pacheco Castillo and against Peru's former minister of transportation, Juan Silva. [12] On 17 May, the order against Pacheco Castillo became an international order of arrest against him and against another co-defendant, Fray Vazquez Castillo, as the Peruvian National Police feared they might have escaped to another country. [13]

Arrest

On 25 July, 2022, Pacheco Castillo gave himself up to authorities and was arrested at a house in Chorrillos. He was arrested by Harvey Colchado and taken by the "Equipo Especial de Fiscales Contra la Corrupcion en el Poder" ("Prosecutors' Special Team Against Top Government Corruption" or "EEFCCP"), after three days of dealings with that team. [14]

His arrest was announced publicly by Peru's Attorney General, Patricia Benavides. [15]

Alleged connections

Pacheco Castillo is also suspected of having personal connections to other people with political power in Peru, namely Vladimir Meza and Fernando Manrique, the latter of which who is a nephew of former President of Peru, Alejandro Toledo. [16]

Panorama show allegation

The Peruvian television show, Panorama, alleged that until 17 February 2022, the Peruvian Police knew where Pacheco Castillo was located and that documents demonstrated that Pacheco Castillo was living at Ate District in Lima. [17] The police then lost track of Pacheco Castillo, until he was arrested on 25 July.

Karelim López

Peruvian businesswoman Karelim López is also involved in the scandal and investigations. On July 17, 2022, she declared to Peruvian television channel, America TV, that she believed Pacheco Castillo was withholding evidence that could implicate president Pedro Castillo in the scandal and that prove Pacheco Castillo's innocence, and that Pacheco Castillo was being helped escape the police by the country's government. [18]

Personal life

Pacheco Castillo is a supporter of the Peru national football team. [19]

Health problems

He has diabetes, hypertension and heart problems related to a left-side mitral valve. [14]

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  2. ↑ "Peru's chief of staff stashed $20,000 in palace bathroom". BBC News. 24 November 2021.
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  5. ↑ "El increíble sueldo que ganaba Bruno Pacheco, el polémico secretario del presidente Pedro Castillo". Infomercado . November 24, 2021.
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  9. ↑ "PJ decidirá en próximos días recursos de revocatoria a prisión preventiva para involucrados en caso Puente Tarata III". TVPerú. May 3, 2022.
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  17. ↑ Regional, Prensa (June 20, 2022). "PNP sabía la ubicación de Bruno Pacheco hasta febrero, pero le perdieron el rastro | Prensa Regional".
  18. ↑ "Karelim López afirma que Bruno Pacheco tiene pruebas contra Pedro Castillo".
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