Overview
- Foreign Minister Hugo de Cela announced the rupture, calling the asylum move an unfriendly act and citing repeated interference by Mexico's current and former presidents.
- Peru says former prime minister Betsy Chavez has been granted asylum at the Mexican ambassador’s residence in Lima, creating immediate legal and diplomatic uncertainty.
- Authorities in Lima report they have not received formal communication from Mexico regarding Chavez’s status.
- Consular assistance for Peruvian citizens in Mexico will continue despite the break in formal diplomatic ties.
- Chavez is accused in the 2022 attempt by then‑President Pedro Castillo to dissolve Congress, and a court in September allowed her to await trial in freedom.