Overview
- Lawmakers approved the persona non grata declaration with 63 votes, citing what they called unacceptable interference by Mexico after it sheltered Betssy Chávez.
- Chávez remains in the Mexican Embassy residence in Lima under asylum, and Mexico has formally requested a safe-conduct to allow her departure.
- President José Jerí said the government will decide on the safe-conduct by Friday based on a technical recommendation from the Foreign Ministry.
- Peru already severed diplomatic relations with Mexico this week, and the standoff has sharpened debate over the 1954 Caracas Convention and whether Peru can lawfully refuse safe passage.
- Facing an oral trial on rebellion charges with prosecutors seeking 25 years, Chávez named Raúl Martín Noblecilla as her sole defense lawyer, removing César Romero and Luis Barrenzuela.