Overview
- Congress declared Boluarte in permanent moral incapacity in an overnight session that bypassed a full debate after she declined to appear to defend herself.
- José Jerí, the 38-year-old president of Congress, assumed the presidency by constitutional succession and pledged to “declare war on crime” and ensure a clean 2026 vote.
- Parties that had previously shielded Boluarte, including Fuerza Popular, Alianza para el Progreso and Renovación Popular, switched positions and backed the vacancia.
- State broadcaster TVPerú cut Boluarte’s final address to carry Jerí’s swearing-in ceremony, as questions were raised about procedure and information control.
- Prosecutors signaled they will seek a court order barring Boluarte from leaving the country, and reports initially conflicted over her whereabouts after she left the palace.