Overview

• A legislative resolution published in El Peruano formalizes the formation of a criminal case against the former prime minister and legislator, with President José Jerí’s signature as head of Congress at the time of issuance.
• Chávez faces accusations of incompatible negotiation or undue advantage of office and aggravated influence peddling tied to actions during her terms as congresswoman, labor minister and culture minister.
• Allegations include hiring Marco Antonio Sotelo Villa and Flor de María Jezabel Sotelo Villa in her congressional office, facilitating posts for Marco Sotelo at Essalud Tacna and Antonio Riquelme Sotelo Calderón at SUNAFIL and SENATI, and intervening in the COFOPRI Tacna appointment by pressuring ministers Geiner Alvarado and César Paniagua.
• The case stems from a constitutional complaint filed by then–attorney general Liz Patricia Benavides on April 10, 2023, admitted by the congressional Subcommission on May 9, 2023, and endorsed by a final report approved on October 16, 2024.
• Congress says due process was observed throughout the proceedings, and the ruling enables the Ministerio Público and Poder Judicial to continue investigations and pursue potential prosecution.