Overview
- The Chamber of Deputies Constitution Committee began debating a 205‑page predictamen on Tuesday that recommends rejecting and archiving the executive’s request for delegated legislative powers because it says urgency was not proven and the subjects are too broad.
- The Partido del Buen Gobierno introduced a texto sustitutorio that would grant a 90‑day delegation restricted to citizen security and Fenómeno El Niño measures and includes specific rules on geolocation, line blocking and explicit bans on creating new crimes or cutting due‑process guarantees.
- President Keiko Fujimori publicly backed Interior Minister César Astudillo and pressed Congress for a 120‑day delegation, and Astudillo faces a motion of censure scheduled for debate on October 1 that could shape lawmakers’ votes.
- Senate Constitution chair Carlos Mesía said the Senate will respect the Deputies’ core text but can propose limited changes under article 102‑A, while the Ahora Nación PL 454 seeks to force Senate alterations to return to the lower chamber for review and raise bicameral tensions.
- The dispute has direct policy effects because approval would speed measures on policing, surveillance and emergency aid delivery during El Niño while rejection would preserve stronger legislative limits meant to protect privacy, due process and parliamentary oversight.