Overview
- Congress formalized bicameral operations by publishing three legislative resolutions in El Peruano covering the overall Congress, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
- The Senate rulebook states the chamber cannot be dissolved under Article 134 and continues exercising its powers if the Chamber of Deputies is dissolved.
- The design sets at least 60 senators and 130 deputies serving five-year terms, and the Deputies’ regulation creates 16 committees and preserves oversight tools such as interpellation, censure and confidence votes.
- Exclusive Senate powers include electing the ombudsman, designating the comptroller, choosing Constitutional Court magistrates, selecting three BCR directors and ratifying the BCR chair and the SBS superintendent, with procedures for removals.
- The rules take effect the day after the JNE proclaims the 2026 results, with leadership elections due by July 26 and installation on July 27, 2026, and some sitting legislators say the incoming Congress can amend or replace them.