Overview
- Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela announced the break after confirming Chávez is inside the Mexican ambassador’s residence in Lima, calling Mexico’s move an unfriendly intervention.
- Peru said the rupture covers diplomatic missions but not consular services, which will continue for citizens in both countries.
- Mexico had issued no official public response at the time of the announcement; De Zela indicated Peru is awaiting formal communication on the asylum process.
- Chávez has missed three straight hearings, and judges warned they could declare her in contempt and order her location and capture if she fails to appear at the next session.
- Prosecutors presented final allegations seeking 34 years for Pedro Castillo and 25 years for Chávez, as the court weighs possible adjustments to charges before a year-end verdict.