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Peru Sets Monday Vote on Vizcarra and Betssy Chávez Cases as Castillo Trial Pressures Mount

A Comisión Permanente session could trigger disqualifications that alter eligibility ahead of party primaries.

El hemiciclo del Congreso de la República.
El expresidente Pedro Castillo es procesado por el golpe de Estado.
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Overview

  • Congress scheduled a semipresential Comisión Permanente meeting for Monday at 3 p.m. to debate and vote on final reports from the Subcomisión de Acusaciones Constitucionales.
  • The report on Martín Vizcarra (DC 424) recommends accusing him and former justice minister Ana Teresa Revilla over the allegedly irregular appointment of Daniel Soria as state attorney general.
  • A separate report proposes a 10‑year disqualification for former prime minister Betssy Chávez for alleged constitutional infractions tied to the December 7, 2022 events.
  • The agenda includes admitting Denuncia Constitucional 588 filed by suspended prosecutor Delia Espinoza against Pedro Castillo for alleged passive bribery, also naming ex-ministers Geiner Alvarado and Félix Chero.
  • Castillo remains on trial for rebellion, grave abuse of authority and public order disruption, has clashed with judges in recent sessions, and faces possible addition of a conspiracy-for-rebellion charge as hearings continue from September 30 into early October while he remains eligible for internal party contests absent a formal inhabilitación.