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Peru Declares Mexico’s Sheinbaum Persona Non Grata as Prosecutor Seeks Preventive Detention for Betssy Chávez

A detention hearing next week will test a clash pitting diplomatic asylum against Peruvian court orders.

Overview

  • Mexico’s Foreign Ministry rejected Peru’s congressional move as based on false premises and defended Chávez’s asylum as consistent with international law.
  • Supreme Prosecutor Zoraida Ávalos asked Judge Juan Carlos Checkley to revoke Chávez’s restricted release and impose preventive detention, citing missed biometric checks and four absences from hearings.
  • The court set a hearing for November 13 on the detention request, while Chávez remains inside Mexico’s embassy in Lima.
  • Peru’s executive approved a safe‑conduct for Chávez’s departure, but it cannot be executed while judicial restrictions remain in force.
  • Congress’s Subcommission backed a 10‑year ban from public office for Chávez, as regional reactions split, with Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro defending asylum and a Mexican opposition senator calling it a cover‑up.