Peru’s President Jose Jeri ousted after ‘Chifagate’ scandal tied to Chinese contractor
South China Morning Post
by Igor PatrickFebruary 17, 2026
Peru’s Congress voted on Tuesday to remove President Jose Jeri from office following a series of undisclosed late-night meetings at a Chinese restaurant with a Chinese state contractor, setting off a political scandal dubbed “Chifagate”, a reference to the country’s Chinese-Peruvian fusion cuisine.
Lawmakers voted 75-24, with three abstentions, to censure Jeri over the unregistered encounters with businessman Zhihua Yang, whose companies have supplied the state and who owns the restaurant and a...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 2/17/2026