"One of the most notable was informally dubbed Chifagate, after the Peruvian-Chinese fusion cuisine known as chifa. Chifagate emerged after Peruvian media published video of Jeri attending a late-night meeting with a Chinese businessman, Zhihua Yang, at his restaurant in Lima. The meeting was not included on the official presidential agenda, as required under Peruvian law. Jeri appeared to be in disguise in the video, wearing informal clothing including a deep hoodie that partially obscured his face."
"Just four months into his term, Peru's President Jose Jeri has been removed from office. The decision was the result of a Tuesday vote from Peru's Congress, which debated multiple corruption allegations against Jeri's government. Jeri, a right-wing leader, was formerly the head of Congress. But in October, he took over the country's presidency after his predecessor, Dina Boluarte, was impeached for moral incapacity. Boluarte had replaced the last democratically elected president, Pedro Castillo, in December 2022 after he too was impeached."
Congress removed President Jose Jeri after debating multiple corruption allegations, including influence-peddling. Jeri served four months as president after assuming office in October following Dina Boluarte's impeachment. Boluarte had replaced Pedro Castillo, who was impeached in December 2022. Jeri, a former head of Congress and right-wing leader, faced scandals centered on meetings with Chinese businessman Zhihua Yang. Video showed Jeri at a late-night meeting in Yang's Lima restaurant and visiting a Yang wholesale store. The restaurant meeting was not on the official agenda and showed Jeri in informal clothing partly hiding his face. Jeri denies wrongdoing, calling the meetings social or shopping trips.
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