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Peru's Congress Falls Short on Votes to Impose 10-Year Ban on Betssy Chávez

Reconsideration motions by three lawmakers could prompt a new vote.

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Pleno del Congreso no alcanzó los votos para inhabilitar a Betssy Chávez.
Informe de la Comisión Permanente recomendaba la inhabilitación de la función pública a la expresidenta del Consejo de Ministros, Betssy Chávez, pero no fue aprobado por el Pleno.
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Overview

  • The proposal to bar the former prime minister from public office for a decade failed 63–20 with four abstentions, below the two‑thirds threshold.
  • Congress president Fernando Rospigliosi announced the case would be archived after the vote fell short.
  • Lawmakers Jorge Montoya, Norma Yarrow and Eduardo Castillo filed reconsideration requests to force a repeat vote, which must be scheduled by the presiding officer.
  • The measure stemmed from Denuncia Constitucional 351 advanced by the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations, with a separate report urging similar sanctions for Pedro Castillo and Willy Huerta.
  • Chávez remains under protection in Mexico's embassy as prosecutors seek a 25‑year sentence in a rebellion trial and the government delays a salvoconducto for travel.