2026 in Peru

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Events in the year 2026 in Peru.

Incumbents

• President: José Jerí (until 17 February); José María Balcázar (18 February – 28 July); Keiko Fujimori (since 28 July)
• Prime Minister: Ernesto Álvarez Miranda (until 22 February); Denisse Miralles (24 February – 17 March); Luis Arroyo Sánchez (17 March –– 28 July); Luis Galarreta (since 28 July)

Events

February

• 17 February – Congress removes President José Jerí from office for failing to disclose meetings with Chinese businessmen.
• 18 February – Congress elects José María Balcázar as interim president.
• 22 February – A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Peruvian Air Force crashes in Chala Viejo, Chala District, killing all 15 people on board.
• 23 February –
  • Hernando de Soto is announced as the new Prime Minister of Peru. Later that day, de Soto declines the appointment.
  • Two people are killed in a landslide in Arequipa.
• 24 February – Denisse Miralles is inaugurated as prime minister.
• 25 February – A state of emergency is declared in more than 700 districts nationwide due to flooding and landslides.

March

• 5 March – The Inter-American Court of Human Rights holds the Peruvian state responsible for the 1997 death of a woman who died from the forced sterilization program of president Alberto Fujimori and orders it to pay $340,000 in compensation to the victim's heirs.
• 7 March – At least 44 people are injured in a bombing at a nightclub in Trujillo, La Libertad Department. Three people are arrested the next day.
• 17 March – Denisse Miralles resigns as prime minister before a confirmatory vote could be taken in Congress. She is replaced by Luis Arroyo Sánchez.
• 23 March –
  • A tourist bus plunges into a ravine in Huarochirí Province, killing 10 people and injuring 15.
  • A minibus collides with a truck in Caylloma Province, killing 13 people.

April

• 12 April – 2026 Peruvian general election (first round): Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez advance to a runoff vote, garnering a respective 17.18% and 12.03%.
• 22 April – 2026 Peruvian general election: Defense minister Carlos Díaz Dañino and foreign minister Hugo de Zela resign in protest against president Balcázar's decision to defer a purchase agreement to buy 24 F-16 fighter jets from the United States pending the result of the presidential election.
• 28 April – A minibus collides with a fuel truck in Cerillos, Department of Puno, killing seven people.

May

• 19 May – A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Ica Department, injuring 27 people.

June

• 7 June – 2026 Peruvian general election (second round): Keiko Fujimori is elected president with 50.135% of the vote and a margin of less than 50,000 votes over Roberto Sánchez.
• 16 June – A bus overturns in Huánuco Department, killing 11 people and injuring 15 others.

July

• 17 July – A minibus falls into a 500 m (1,600 ft) ravine in Cajamarca Department, killing 14 people.
• 18 July – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Junín Department, killing five people and injuring 71 others.
• 22 July – Ten members of the same family, including five children, are killed in a house fire in the La Victoria District of Lima.
• 24 July – The United States imposes a 12.5% tariff on Peru, citing the presence of alleged forced labor in the supply chain.
• 25 July – A collision between two buses in Tacna kills five people and injures 16 others.
• 28 July – Keiko Fujimori is sworn in as president, succeeding José María Balcázar.
• 29 July – Luis Galarreta is appointed prime minister.

August

• 1 August – A Cessna 208 Caravan carrying tourists to view the Nazca Lines crashes near Socos, killing 11 passengers and two pilots.
• 6 August – A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits Junín Department, injuring 12 people.
• 7 August – A magnitude 4.4 earthquake hits Junín Department, killing one person.
• 8 August – A minibus collides with a truck in Espinar Province, Cuzco Department, killing 13 people.
• 20 August – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Ayacucho Department, injuring three people.
• 24 August — Four people are sentenced to up to 35 years' imprisonment for the 2023 murder of indigenous environmental activist Quinto Inuma Alvarado.

Scheduled

• November — Pope Leo XIV will visit Peru.

Art and entertainment

• List of Peruvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Peru

Source:

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 2 April – Maundy Thursday
• 3 April – Good Friday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 7 June – Flag Day
• 29 June – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
• 28–29 July – Independence Day
• 30 August – Santa Rosa de Lima
• 8 October – Battle of Angamos
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 8 December – Immaculate Conception
• 9 December – Battle of Ayacucho
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

• 11 January – Nelson Manrique, 78, historian and sociologist.
• 12 February – Saúl Cornejo, 79, singer and composer (We All Together).
• 21 February – Lucinda Vásquez, 67, teacher, member of the Congress (since 2021).
• 15 March – Napoleón Becerra, 61, trade unionist and politician, presidential candidate (2026).
• 9 April – Héctor Vargas Haya, 98, deputy (1963–1968, 1980–1990), president of the Chamber of Deputies (1988–1989).
• 26 May – Carlos Oliva, 61, economist, director of the Central Reserve Bank (2015–2016, since 2021) and minister of economy and finance (2018–2019).

External links

• Online calendar