The debate comes as Jeri, who is not running for re-election, faces allegations of bribery and influence-peddling. The head of Peru’s Congress, Fernando Rospigliosi, has announced a special plenary session to weigh the removal of the country’s right-wing president, Jose Jeri. The session will take place on the morning of February 17, according to a statement Peru’s Congress posted on social media. The debate comes as Jeri’s short tenure grows mired in scandal, just four months after he took office as interim president. In October, Jeri — the leader of Congress at the time — took over as president following the unanimous impeachment of his predecessor, Dina Boluarte, on the grounds of “permanent moral incapacity”. Boluarte herself assumed the presidency after her predecessor, Pedro Cas...