Overview

• Congress approved the constitutional accusation against Betssy Chávez by 51 votes, clearing the referral of Denuncia N.° 355 to the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
• The case alleges Chávez steered public jobs to relatives of her partner while serving as a legislator and as labor and culture minister.
• A separate Permanent Committee report recommending a 10-year disqualification for Chávez over her role on December 7, 2022 was backed 17–4 and still needs 67 votes in the plenary to take effect.
• A Lima court ordered Congress to grant former president Pedro Castillo a lifetime pension retroactive to December 8, 2022, finding unequal treatment compared with Alberto Fujimori.
• Congress appealed the pension ruling on September 30, so the order is pending review; Prime Minister Eduardo Arana said judicial decisions must be complied with once final.