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Found Lifeless Candidate for Ruler in La Libertad · Global Voices

Summary by Diario Correo
A new act of violence rekindles the alarms in the province of Trujillo. Virgilio Asto García, a 71-year-old man who was running for a district of the Municipality of the Centro Poblado de Menocúcho by the Gota de Esperanza movement, was found lifeless in the sector of El Bosque, in the district of Laredo.
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Virgilio Asto García, 71 years old and a candidate for Menocúcho’s governor, was found lifeless in the El Bosque sector. His death certificate indicates as cause of death mechanical asphyxiation by submersion. Family members remember that he had reported alleged irregular charges at an alternate toll in the area, although until now there is no evidence [...]

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Virgilio Asto García, 71 years old, was running for the town center of Menocucho for the Gota de Esperanza movement

·Lima, Peru
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Virgilio Asto García, 71 years old, was running in Menocucho for the Gota de Esperanza movement. The leader had made complaints for alleged irregular charges at an alternate toll, although so far there is no official information linking that precedent to his death.

Virgilio Asto García, candidate for the elections of municipal authorities of populated centers by the sector El Bosque, died in circumstances that are still unknown. Allegados do not rule out that he has been a victim of a crime.

·Lima, Peru
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The mayor of Laredo, Sergio Vilchez Neira, demanded a thorough investigation to clarify the crime.

·Lima, Peru
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A new act of violence rekindles the alarms in the province of Trujillo. Virgilio Asto García, a 71-year-old man who was running for a district of the Municipality of the Centro Poblado de Menocúcho by the Gota de Esperanza movement, was found lifeless in the sector of El Bosque, in the district of Laredo.

·Lima, Peru
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Diario Correo broke the news in Lima, Peru on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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