Let’s talk about Dina Boluarte, the so-called President of Peru, who’s somehow managed to turn a nation already battered by political chaos into an even bigger dumpster fire. If you’re looking for a masterclass in how to squander legitimacy, alienate your people, and cling to power like a barnacle on a sinking ship, Boluarte’s your gal. She’s not just a disappointment—she’s a walking catastrophe, a placeholder president who’s proven time and again that she’s in way over her head.
First off, let’s not pretend she earned her spot. Boluarte slithered into the presidency not because of some grand mandate from the Peruvian people, but because her predecessor, Pedro Castillo, imploded in a spectacularly ill-fated coup attempt in December 2022. She was the vice president, sure, but her ascension felt more like a technicality than a triumph. And what has she done with this unearned power? She’s spent her tenure lurching from one crisis to the next, proving she’s less a leader and more a puppet for the same old corrupt elites who’ve been choking Peru for decades.
Take the latest embarrassment: her government’s response to a crime wave in Lima. On March 17, 2025, Boluarte declared a state of emergency in the capital after a popular singer, Paul Flores, was gunned down. Her solution? Flood the streets with soldiers, suspend basic rights like freedom of assembly, and basically turn Lima into a militarized zone for 30 days. This isn’t leadership—it’s panic dressed up as toughness. Peruvians aren’t safer; they’re just more oppressed. Extortion rackets and violence are still rampant, but now citizens can’t even gather to demand better without risking arrest. Brilliant move, Dina. Nothing says “I’ve got this under control” like treating your own people like the enemy.
And then there’s her death penalty fantasy. In the wake of the crime surge, Boluarte mused about bringing back capital punishment for murderers—never mind that Peru’s constitution only allows it for treason, and even then, it’s a relic. It’s a cheap populist soundbite from a woman desperate to look strong, but it’s hollow as hell. She’s not fixing the root causes—poverty, corruption, a broken justice system—she’s just tossing out red meat to distract from her failures. If she had an ounce of real guts, she’d tackle the cartels and crooked cops head-on instead of posturing about executions she can’t even deliver.
Don’t get me started on her approval rating, which is hovering around a laughable 5%. That’s not a typo—95% of Peruvians can’t stand her. And why would they? She’s got no party, no base, no vision. She’s a political orphan who’s only still in office because Congress is too gridlocked and self-serving to oust her. Remember the protests after Castillo’s fall, when dozens died under her watch? She called those demonstrators “traitors” and let security forces run wild. That blood’s on her hands, and Peruvians haven’t forgotten. Her recent nose job scandal—disappearing for two weeks in 2023 for “medical” reasons without naming a caretaker—just adds insult to injury. The woman can’t even sneeze without sparking a constitutional crisis.
Boluarte’s Peru is a mess because she’s a mess. She’s not a president; she’s a placeholder, a weak link in a chain of instability that’s seen six leaders in eight years. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last November put her on the global stage, and what did she do? Hid behind soldiers and begged people not to protest so she wouldn’t look bad. She’s not leading a nation—she’s babysitting her own fragile ego. Peru deserves better than this incompetent, tone-deaf disaster. The clock’s ticking until July 2026, Dina. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
