Overview
- The legislature approved the censure with a 63–34–2 vote, citing what it calls unacceptable interference tied to Mexico’s asylum for ex–prime minister Betssy Chávez.
- Mexico’s Foreign Ministry rejected the move as motivated by false premises and defended the asylum as consistent with international law and UN principles on political refuge.
- Peru’s executive had already broken diplomatic relations with Mexico earlier in the week after confirming Chávez had taken refuge in the Mexican embassy in Lima.
- Chávez remains inside the embassy residence awaiting a potential salvoconducto to depart, while Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela has convened jurists to review the case.
- Congressional leaders signaled further actions against Chávez, including a possible constitutional complaint and disqualification from public office, as consular services are expected to continue despite the rupture.