Overview
- President José Jerí said the government will not rule now on Mexico’s request and that, without the safe-conduct, Chávez cannot travel to Mexico for as long as Peru determines.
- Peru’s Foreign Ministry confirmed it is conducting a legal review and will decide after urgent consultations with OAS members on its proposal to revise the regional asylum framework.
- Mexico granted Chávez diplomatic asylum and she remains in the Mexican Embassy in Lima, as Peru has severed diplomatic relations and Congress declared President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata.
- Criminal proceedings against Chávez continue in Peru over the 2022 attempt to dissolve Congress, with prosecutors seeking lengthy prison terms including a 25-year request cited by the Public Ministry.
- Former foreign ministers and legal experts offered conflicting readings of the Caracas Convention, with some saying Peru must issue the safe-conduct and others calling Mexico’s asylum decision unlawful.