Overview
- Lawmakers approved the inhabilitation on a second vote after a reconsideration, passing it 71–19 with 3 abstentions following an initial tally that fell short.
- Congress based the sanction on alleged abuses tied to a 2024 prosecutorial resolution and the scope of Law 32130, which returned preliminary investigative powers to the police.
- Espinoza denies involvement in the contested rule, noting the resolution bears no signature from her, and says she will file an amparo to challenge the decision in court.
- She insists she remains the legitimate fiscal de la Nación as Tomás Gálvez serves in the role on an interim basis, and she criticizes judicial leaders for not weighing in.
- A protected witness told prosecutors that associates of ex-minister Juan José Santiváñez ordered surveillance and sought an attack against journalist Karla Ramírez, a case the reporter says sits in multiple prosecutorial offices.