Overview
- Aldo Bravo announced in a column that he will withdraw and archive Proyecto de Ley N.° 00043/2026-2031-CD, a decision he made public on Sunday to avoid distracting the congressional agenda.
- The draft law sought four to five year prison terms for people with public convocatoria who promoted, justified, or legitimized use of explosives, incendiary devices or dangerous substances during periods described as political crises or social conflicts.
- Bravo said he pulled the bill after party president Rafael López Aliaga called for Congress to prioritize more urgent matters and to focus national efforts on El Niño response and rising public insecurity.
- Major press and journalist groups including the Consejo de la Prensa Peruana, IPYS and the ANP argued the text used vague terms like “periodos de crisis política” and verbs such as “promover” or “señalar,” which could leave prosecutors and judges wide discretion and expose reporters who cover protests to criminal charges.
- Bravo said he may refine the wording and resubmit the measure, a step that watchdogs warn would reopen a clash over security and freedom of expression and could prompt close scrutiny in future legislative committees.