Overview

• Lawmakers approved four vacancy motions alleging permanent moral incapacity, each drawing more than 100 of 122 votes.
• The plenary called Dina Boluarte to appear at 11:30 p.m. Friday local time to present a defense personally or through counsel for up to 60 minutes.
• A removal would pass with 87 votes, and congressional speaker José Jerí would assume the presidency if Congress ousts her.
• The case cites corruption probes over undeclared assets and the Rolexgate luxury‑watch scandal, along with a worsening public‑security crisis.
• Peru’s instability looms over the process as Boluarte, who took power after Pedro Castillo’s 2022 ouster, faces fallout from protests that rights groups say left about 50 dead and shifting alliances ahead of the 2026 elections.