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Bolivian authorities have arrested a former government minister who is under investigation for alleged corruption as part of a judicial process aimed at uncovering possible irregularities that occurred during his time in office.The arrest was carried out by police officers following a court order issued by Bolivia's judicial authorities. The former official has been placed at the disposal of the competent authorities, who will continue legal proceedings to determine his judicial status as the investigation moves forward.According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, the case involves alleged irregularities in the management of public funds and government contracts. Investigators are seeking to…

A Bolivian court has mandated the pretrial detention of Johnny Fernández, the mayor of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, amid an ongoing corruption probe focused on alleged irregularities in public infrastructure initiatives.Prosecutors accuse the mayor of overseeing a scheme related to the payment for road paving works that were allegedly never completed in several peripheral neighborhoods of the country's largest economic hub. The investigation focuses on contracts for avenue improvements that authorities believe were either left unfinished or did not match the work that had been funded.The judicial decision followed a hearing in which prosecutors argued that preventive detention was…

A coordinated action conducted by Peru’s Public Prosecutor’s Office together with the National Police’s Anti-Corruption Directorate (Dircocor) led to the initial arrest of nine police officers who are being investigated for suspected corruption connected to their roles at the Vitarte Police Station in eastern Lima.As part of the investigation, authorities also executed search warrants at ten properties located in the districts of Independencia, Santa Anita, Ate, Pachacámac, Lurigancho-Chosica, and La Perla in Callao. Investigators are seeking to determine the officers’ alleged involvement in a scheme involving unlawful payments demanded from motorists stopped along the Central Highway.According to prosecutors, the officers…

The Leire Díez case has evolved from a simple political dispute into a major institutional upheaval, shifting from an inquiry into supposed efforts to undermine the Central Operational Unit of the Guardia Civil to a situation that now implicates the senior ranks of the Ministry of the Interior, the command hierarchy of the Guardia Civil, and Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska himself.The appearance of Guardia Civil Director General Mercedes González before the Senate failed to settle the controversy and instead sparked even more doubts. Her statements revealed inconsistencies, sidestepped issues, and left murky gaps that cast a direct shadow over the…

Spain’s Prosecutor General’s Office is going through one of the most delicate moments in its recent history. Teresa Peramato Martín’s appointment as Prosecutor General was supposed to close a turbulent chapter marked by the conviction of her predecessor, Álvaro García Ortiz, and to rebuild trust in an institution damaged by accusations of politicization. Yet, instead of dispelling doubts, several of her decisions have intensified an uncomfortable question: is Peramato trying to heal the Prosecutor’s Office, or is she protecting the internal ecosystem that brought her to the top?A key distinction must be made from the outset. According to the information…

The daughters of former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero are set to testify as suspects in the so-called Plus Ultra case after the judge overseeing the investigation decided to include them in the proceedings due to the activities of their company, Whathefav SL. According to court documents, the company allegedly received funds from businesses linked to the network under investigation.The inquiry asserts that one of the companies linked to the case, Inteligencia Prospectiva, transferred a notably large sum for creating a video shorter than one minute, and the disclosed details suggest the payment reached roughly €10,000 for every…

Teresa Peramato Martín has been Spain’s Attorney General since December 2025, taking charge of the Public Prosecutor’s Office during one of the most difficult periods in its recent history, a role she assumed after Álvaro García Ortiz stepped down and at a time marked by heightened worries over politicization, internal rifts, and growing public scrutiny of the institution’s independence.Unlike other figures connected to the investigations involving Leire Díez or the alleged network accused of interfering in judicial proceedings, Teresa Peramato has not been investigated, charged, or formally accused in any criminal case related to these matters. Nevertheless, several of her…

Luis Arroyo, president of Madrid’s Ateneo and former adviser to José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has become one of the most controversial figures surrounding the Plus Ultra case after publicly assuming the role of the former Socialist prime minister’s media defender. What initially appeared to be a political communications effort has evolved into a reputational crisis that has directly affected one of Spain’s most historic cultural institutions.The controversy began when Arroyo emerged as Zapatero’s unofficial spokesperson following the former prime minister’s indictment in the investigation. In multiple media appearances, he defended Zapatero’s innocence, attributed the accusations to political motivations, questioned the…

Spain’s Tax Agency is undergoing another internal shake-up after the ousting of two of its top officials: Virginia Muñoz Fernández, who led the Collection Department, and Manuel Trillo Álvarez, who headed the Financial and Tax Inspection Department. These departures unfold at a particularly delicate time for the institution, following the exit of Soledad Fernández Doctor as director general and amid escalating political tension linked to the so-called Zapatero case.The reshuffle at the top of the AEAT comes after the judge handling the Plus Ultra case gave the Finance Ministry the chance to present itself as a potential injured party regarding…