Peru

Nov 8, 2026 UTC· 1 event in window

The only notable Peru-related development in this period is Pope Leo XIV's South American tour: he arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, on November 6, with the itinerary continuing to Argentina and concluding in Peru on November 17. The Vatican described the Peru leg as a "homecoming" given his years as a missionary and bishop in Chiclayo. This is unrelated to the central bank's economic forecasts in the previous digest, and there were no new economic or political developments in Peru itself during the period.

• Pope Leo XIV arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, on November 6 to begin a 12-day, three-country South American tour, just three weeks after surgery to remove a lung tumour.
• The Vatican said the operation was successful and the cancer had not spread, and doctors cleared him to travel after a 14-day convalescence; the Vatican estimated about 30,000 people greeted him at Plaza Independencia.
• The tour includes nine Masses, continues to Argentina and concludes in Peru on November 17, which the Vatican called a "homecoming" given his years as a missionary and bishop in Chiclayo.