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Constitution Committee Recommends Archiving Government’s 120‑Day Delegation Request

The decision poses a legal test for the Senate on how far it may alter approved texts, with consequences for urgent security or El Niño measures.

Overview

  • The Comisión de Constitución issued a 205‑page predictamen that proposes rejecting and archiving the Executive’s request for a 120‑day delegation to issue decretos legislativos.
  • The Government had sought authority to legislate 66 measures across security, penal and police rules, El Niño preparedness, economic and regulatory reforms and administrative simplification.
  • The committee will debate and substantiate the predictamen in two sessions scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, 29–30 September, where minority proposals that favor a narrowed delegation could also surface.
  • Juntos por el Perú’s leadership backed archiving the broad request while signaling openness to a narrower package limited to security and El Niño; Fuerza Popular and Renovación Popular criticized the archive and urged the commission to trim rather than discard the petition.
  • Juntos por el Perú lawmaker Ernesto Zunini sent a formal request asking the Chamber to ask the Senate to clarify the meaning and limits of “desnaturalizar,” a procedural gap that could shape whether the Upper Chamber may amend any draft that reaches it and whether urgent measures can be fast‑tracked.