Overview
- President José Jerí said the government will not decide yet on Mexico’s request, so without a safe-conduct Chávez cannot leave Peru or travel to Mexico.
- The Foreign Ministry will urgently consult OAS members and present a proposal to modify the 1954 Caracas Convention on diplomatic asylum.
- Peru argues recent practices have distorted the treaty by classifying ordinary criminal cases as political persecution.
- Mexico granted Chávez diplomatic asylum at its embassy in Lima, while Peru cut diplomatic ties and Congress declared President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata.
- Chávez faces prosecution tied to Pedro Castillo’s 2022 bid to dissolve Congress, and prosecutors have requested a sentence of up to 25 years in prison.