Overview

• President Claudia Sheinbaum visited hard‑hit states, launched a damage census and pledged federal support, telling survivors the government will not leave anyone without aid.
• Mexico’s Supreme Court and Senate said they will donate part of their salaries and opened collection points for supplies, while official reports list 64 dead and 65 missing from the Oct. 6–9 storms.
• Peruvian President José Jerí said he is taking a pause to assemble a “proactive” cabinet four days into his tenure, as former prime ministers warned his acts lack legal effect without ministerial countersignature.
• Regional and social organizations, including leaders in Puno, announced a nationwide protest for Oct. 15 rejecting Jerí’s legitimacy and demanding congressional closure and justice for past victims.
• The National Preparatory Court authorized an oral trial for Vladimir Cerrón, Guillermo Bermejo and Guido Bellido on alleged Shining Path affiliation—with prosecutors seeking up to 25 years—while a Lima judge ordered Delia Espinoza reinstated as fiscal de la Nación.