Declassified documents show that the US Embassy suspected that these attacks were carried out by right-wing sectors of the Navy, which were unhappy with the military junta's close ties to Cuba at the time.

The reinterpretation would forbid the Prime Minister from raising the question of trust for constitutional reform bills and for issues that were the exclusive competence of the Congress of the Republic.

[30] Citing instability in the country, Pedro Castillo announced that Prime Minister Guido Bellido had resigned during a surprise message in state television.

[42] Hours after Palacios' statement, Free Peru's General Secretary Vladimir Cerrón said "When you lose faith in your militancy, you force yourself to look for strength with the mercenaries."

[44] On 29 November 2021, Vladimir Cerrón announced that Free Peru would hold an extraordinary national assembly on 5 December 2021, to determine the party's stance on the impeachment motion, the government, and other topics.

[49][50] Despite pandemic restrictions established by the ministry he presided, Luis Barranzuela hosting a party for the Día de la Canción Criolla on 31 October 2021 at his home located in the district of Surco, in Lima.

[51] The party was attended by congressman Guillermo Bermejo, who upon being caught by the cameras of Latina Televisión fled the place in the van of his lawyer Ronald Atencio, who reportedly was another of the guests.

[55] However, neighbors of Barranzuela declared to the local press that a party did take place, that it had started in the afternoon and that due to the discomfort of the loud music they decided to call the police.

[71] On 8 November 2021, Vizcarra claimed that President Castillo, Defense Minister Walter Ayala, and presidential secretary Bruno Pacheco had pressured him to irregularly promote two colonels.

[78] Meanwhile, Health Minister Hernando Cevallos stated that Castillo was very annoyed with presidential secretary Bruno Pacheco's behavior, and that he had removed those people who may violate the independence of the armed forces.

Popular Force's spokesperson, Hernando Guerra García, responded to the criticism by saying that the "spotlight" shouldn't be on two things at once, referring to the pressure campaign against the then Defense Minister Walter Ayala and this case.

The host of ATV news, Juliana Oxenford, claimed that it is "much more revealing to know the high content of trans fats in Cheese Tris than the audio of Cuarto Poder.

[100] On 19 November 2021, Bruno Pacheco resigned as presidential secretary due to his role in the Walter Ayala controversy, regarding attempts to irregularly promote military personnel.

[102] On 24 November 2021, Alejandro Aguinaga, a Popular Force parliamentarian and president of the Congressional Oversight Commission called on Prime Minister Mirtha Vásquez to indicate what measures would be taken against Pacheco.

[103] In response, the Free Peru parliamentarian Guillermo Bermejo accused the Fujimorist Popular Force of double standards and brought up corruption charges against Alberto Fujimori and Vladimiro Montesinos.

[104] Meanwhile, the former prime minister Guido Bellido said "It makes me suspicious that someone goes to work with his 20 thousand dollars," and stated that it would be evaluated and taken into account in Free Peru's stance on the impeachment motion.

[119] On 16 November 2021, Velarde announced that Peru would work jointly with India, Singapore, and Hong Kong in developing a central bank digital currency.

Francke also claimed that Bellido's call for government control of the energy sector was actually referring to state participation in the construction of a proposed natural gas pipeline, the Gran Gasoducto del Sur.

However, following the appointment of the Vásquez cabinet, President Castillo urged Congress to make a joint law on the statization or nationalization of the Camisea gas, saying that "It is necessary to give Peruvians what the people have produced."

The Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) said that the shutdown would have significant impact on GDP, and urged for the actors to maintain dialogue and reach a "satisfactory" agreement.

[144] Meanwhile, the National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy (SNMPE) criticized Minem, saying that "instead of dealing with a solution to the problem, it shows a concern that frankly generates a lot of confusion.

[148] On 3 October 2021, the 53rd anniversary of Juan Velasco's rise to power via a military coup d'état, Castillo announced the start of the Second Agrarian Reform with the aim of helping small farmers and ending abuse and inequality.

Price bands for agriculture were created in 2001 for select goods, such as "hard yellow corn, milled rice, white sugar, and whole milk powder."

[156] On 20 September 2021, the Free Peru caucus proposed a bill which would declare the "public necessity and national interest the fair and equitable distribution of the electromagnetic and radioelectric spectrum in radio, television and other media.

[165] On 1 December 2021, Free Peru's spokesperson Waldemar Cerrón criticized a proposed Congressional bill which would require constitutional reforms to be "approved by Congress with an absolute majority of the legal number of members" to be submitted for referendum.

However, later that day, the Interior Minister Juan Carrasco claimed that although he respected Bellido's views, he backed the Foreign Ministry's stance regarding Peru's position on Venezuela.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Justice, Aníbal Torres, claimed that if the CT respected its past judgements, it should declare the unconstitutionality of the law that reinterprets the question of trust.

[203] Popular Force is led by Keiko Fujimori, who was Castillo's opponent during the second round of the 2021 Peruvian general election, and accused Free Peru of conducting electoral fraud.

[221] Following repeated threats against the former supreme prosecutor Avelino Guillén and the journalist Jaime Chincha, the Ministry of the Interior has ordered an investigation into the alleged criminal organization.

"[225] Leaked chats showed that a group of 12 businessmen with ties to the SNI (National Society of Industries) pledged to each donate US$1,000 each to support a proposed transport strike being organized against the Castillo Administration.