Overview
- Lawmakers voted 63 in favor, 19 against and 4 abstentions, below the supermajority needed to impose the sanction.
- The defeated report from the Permanent Commission stemmed from Constitutional Complaint 351 tied to the events of December 7, 2022.
- It alleged Chávez committed infractions of Articles 38, 39 and 45 of the Constitution regarding the attempted dissolution of Congress under Pedro Castillo.
- Following the vote, congressional authorities ordered the case closed and the file archived in line with procedure.
- Chávez remains under diplomatic asylum at Mexico’s Embassy in Lima as other legal and political proceedings continue.