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Gálvez Disbands Lava Jato and Three Other Special Teams, Reassigns Cases Across Prosecutor’s Office

Critics call the shift to existing subsystems disruptive, raising conflict-of-interest concerns over a team that investigated Gálvez.

Overview

  • Four resolutions (Nos. 005–008-2026-MP-FN) published in El Peruano formalize the shutdown and carry only interim Attorney General Tomás Gálvez’s signature.
  • Lava Jato cases move to the Anti–Money Laundering subsystem, Cuellos Blancos and Eficcop files go to anti-corruption offices, and Eficavip matters are placed under the human-rights coordination.
  • The orders end the coordinators’ designations, including Rafael Vela Barba, Alfonso Barrenechea Cabrera and Vanessa Díaz Ramos, with staff reassigned to other fiscal posts.
  • Former team leaders warn the transfers will slow complex prosecutions and dilute expertise, noting the Lava Jato unit handled 97 case files, many already at preparatory or trial stages.
  • Gálvez tied the timing to the Bajada de Reyes with remarks about “kings,” while the prior Cuellos Blancos probe involving him and questions about the handling of some Eficavip files fuel concerns over impartiality and continuity.