Peru Congress Approves S/8.2B Credit for El Niño Prevention, Fighter Jets

Peru's Congress approved a supplementary credit of S/8.2 billion for El Niño (FEN) prevention, works, and equipment, with 83 votes in favor in the Chamber of Deputies and 37 in the Senate. Parliamentarians questioned the allocation of S/1 billion for fighter jets versus S/702.9 million for FEN prevention, highlighting a potential misallocation of resources amid disaster preparedness.

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