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Peru Expands Congress Access on State TV as New IRTP Chief Is Installed

Critics say the Jan. 1, 2026 start date risks converting public media into state-funded exposure for sitting lawmakers.

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Congreso captura espacios de TV Perú y Radio Nacional para transmitir el Pleno en plena campaña electoral
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José Jerí nombra a Cinthia Ramírez, hija de excongresista de APP, como jefa del IRTP

Overview

  • Provisions tucked into the 2026 indebtedness law require IRTP to air two effective hours daily of parliamentary content and to broadcast plenary and permanent sessions live in full on a dedicated TDT channel.
  • The law also orders IRTP to carry the Congress TV signal nationwide on its DTH satellite platform around the clock, expanding legislative presence in areas that rely solely on TVPerú and Radio Nacional.
  • The measures were not in the original government bill and were added as complementary modifications, with the law published on December 4 and set to take effect on January 1, 2026.
  • Interim president José Jerí formalized Cinthia Vanessa Ramírez Santillana as IRTP’s institutional chief via Supreme Resolution No. 020-2025-MC after the Executive replaced the former board structure with a single jefatura criticized as weakening safeguards.
  • Press associations ANP and Calandria, along with former IRTP head Hugo Coya, warn of erosion of editorial autonomy and electoral fairness, while IRTP faces urgent technical, staffing and programming changes to comply.