REAL PLAZA: IT WASN’T AN ACCIDENT, IT WAS A CRIME

When Corruption Kills and Concrete Can’t Hold Any Longer

If you think this is an exaggeration, remember that more than a year ago, city officials had already warned that Real Plaza had serious structural deficiencies. It was temporarily shut down, but magically, the issues disappeared… at least on paper. Until reality proved otherwise.

If buildings could talk, this one would have screamed: "I'm about to collapse!" But it seems that in Peru, warnings are only heard when they come with a briefcase full of money.

The Tragedy of Impunity: When Physics Doesn’t Take Bribes

This isn’t an isolated case. In Peru, infrastructure collapses faster than a politician’s campaign promises. Bridges, highways, and even airports are crumbling like they were made of cardboard. Coincidence? No. A pattern of corruption.

📌 Recent Examples:

• In Chancay, a highway overpass collapsed, exposing the poor quality of the construction.

• LATAM refuses to land in Jaén because the runway is in deplorable condition.

• Now, Trujillos Real Plaza adds its tragedy to the list.

And the story repeats itself:
1️⃣ Warnings are given: "Hey, this doesn’t look safe."
2️⃣ Someone ignores them: "Don't worry, we'll take care of it under the table."
3️⃣ A disaster happens: "We’re investigating what went wrong."
4️⃣ They look for culprits… but never find them: "Nobody saw anything, nobody said anything, and the documents mysteriously disappeared."
5️⃣ Nothing changes: "It was an isolated incident. It won’t happen again… until next time."

The most worrying part is that, after the initial outrage, public anger fades, authorities wash their hands, and life goes on... until the next tragedy. What’s the point of shutting down a place if, months later, everything "goes back to normal" without real proof that anything has changed?

Unfortunately, corruption in Peru is like a toxic ex: Everyone knows it’s a disaster, it destroys everything it touches, but it still lingers, swearing "this time, things will change", while it keeps taking everything from us. And the worst part? We keep believing it.

"But It’s a Mall, Not an Old Building—How Did This Happen?"

Here’s a simple analogy: Imagine your car has faulty brakes, and the mechanic tells you, "Don’t worry, I fixed it," but doesn’t actually change anything. Sooner or later, you’ll crash.

That’s exactly what happened at Real Plaza. The necessary repairs weren’t made, but the reopening was approved—with a roof that couldn’t even hold itself up. It was only a matter of time before it collapsed because physics doesn’t take bribes.

And here’s the key question: Who approved the reopening of the mall without ensuring the problem was fixed?

Accountability: Who Will Pay for This?

📌 Real Plaza: Issued a statement as empty as a bag of Lay’s chips.
📌 The Municipality: Knew about the structural issues but allowed the reopening anyway.
📌 The Construction Companies: Who supervised the work? Because whoever did it managed to build something that even Minecraft in creative mode would reject.
📌 The Regional Government: Oversight? As lost as a nun in a nightclub.

⚠️ Heads up: If someone crosses the street without a reflective vest and gets hit, they call it "recklessness." But when authorities allow people to enter a dangerous place and they die, they call it a "tragedy" instead of "criminal negligence."

This isn’t about a lack of resources. It’s about a lack of shame.

Laughing to Keep from Crying (But We Cry Anyway)

Peruvian comedian Carlos Álvarez said it loud and clear: "The corrupt have taken the country hostage." And he’s right. Corruption in Peru is omnipresent, as if it has locked the nation in a chokehold—blocking progress and silencing any attempt at justice.

While the same people always pull the strings, the only ones affected are regular citizens, trapped in an endless cycle of empty promises and collapsing roofs—literally. And the worst part? As long as the corrupt remain in power, progress and national well-being will stay tied up and gagged.

Watch the full interview here and draw your own conclusions.

What’s Next? More Empty Statements?

It’s likely we’ll see the following:
✅ Authorities saying, "this can never happen again."
✅ Real Plaza assuring that "we will cooperate with the investigation."
✅ Politicians using this as an excuse to push their personal agenda.
✅ Some people saying, "Well, but no one could have foreseen it."

But the truth is that it could have been foreseen. And no one did anything.

🔥 FINAL REFLECTION:
How long will we allow money to matter more than life? How many more Real Plazas have to collapse before we demand justice? If those responsible don’t pay, then next time you walk into a building, look up. You never know when the next collapse will happen.

💬 Leave your opinion in the comments and share this article. Because if something is going to fall, let it be the corrupt, not the ceilings of shopping malls.