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Peru Appeals Court Frees Ex-President Martín Vizcarra After Revoking Preventive Detention

The appeals panel deemed the August detention order unjustified, leaving the corruption trial to continue with a 15-year term still sought by prosecutors.

El expresidente Martín Vizcarra sale de prisión en Lima, Perú, el jueves 4 de septiembre de 2025, después de que la Corte Suprema ordenara su liberación de la prisión preventiva mientras enfrenta cargos por corrupción.
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El expresidente Martín Vizcarra, investigado por presunta corrupción durante su administración, llega a una audiencia judicial para decidir si permanecerá en prisión preventiva, en Lima, Perú, el jueves 26 de junio de 2025. (Foto AP/Martín Mejía)

Overview

  • Peru’s Tercera Sala Penal de Apelaciones overturned Judge Jorge Chávez’s August 13 preventive detention order and instructed Vizcarra’s immediate release.
  • Vizcarra left the Barbadillo facility after 22 days in custody, including a brief transfer to a common prison before his return to the ex-presidents’ jail.
  • Prosecutors accuse him of taking about $611,000 in bribes in 2014 as Moquegua governor, with contractor testimony referencing Lomas de Ilo and the Moquegua hospital projects.
  • The trial remains active as Vizcarra denies wrongdoing, pledges to comply with court appearances, and the prosecution maintains its request for a 15-year sentence.
  • Vizcarra seeks relief from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to lift congressional bans affecting a potential 2026 run, and recent polls show him competitive.