Peru President's Home Raided Amid Luxury Watch Scandal
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Peru's President Boluarte is under investigation for allegedly acquiring luxury watches since becoming vice president in 2021. She denies the accusations.
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Police raided Boluarte's home searching for Rolex watches, the first time a sitting president's home was forcibly entered in Peru's history.
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Boluarte replaced 6 Cabinet ministers who abruptly resigned amid the scandal and rising nationwide crime.
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Boluarte was a modest official before entering government in 2021 on a monthly salary far below the luxury watches' worth.
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Boluarte became president in December 2022, replacing Castillo who was dismissed by Parliament and is imprisoned on corruption and rebellion charges.