Overview
- Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela announced the rupture after confirming Chávez is inside Mexico’s diplomatic residence in Lima, while stressing consular services will continue.
- Chávez, a former cabinet chief to Pedro Castillo, is under prosecution for alleged rebellion and conspiracy tied to December 2022 and had court-ordered restrictions on movement.
- Mexico’s Foreign Ministry rejected the break as excessive and said it granted asylum following domestic law and the 1954 convention, noting Chávez’s claims of political persecution and rights violations.
- Peru ordered the Mexican mission’s chargé d’affaires, Karla Ornelas, to leave the country and signaled embassy closures, with consular relations preserved under international norms.
- Analysts warn the split could slow travel, paperwork and economic coordination, including within the Pacific Alliance, and any transfer of Chávez would hinge on a Peruvian safe-conduct.