Overview
- Police chief Óscar Arriola said deployments at access points to the embassy in Lima have doubled or even tripled during the holiday period.
- Authorities reported a contingent of about 25 officers at the ambassador’s residence and an average of 36 positioned elsewhere in the city to block possible routes.
- Officials reaffirmed they will respect the mission’s diplomatic immunity and ruled out entering the compound or stopping diplomatic vehicles except in extreme emergencies.
- Chávez remains inside the embassy after a sentence of 11 years, five months, and 15 days for conspiracy linked to the failed 2022 rebellion tied to Pedro Castillo.
- Peru severed ties with Mexico in November and is urging the OAS to tighten asylum rules, while Chávez has resigned from the Todo con el Pueblo party.