Overview
- Legislative leaders confirmed receipt of the Procuraduría’s report and forwarded it to the Congressional Office of Legal Advisory for a technical-legal opinion, with consultations to constitutional specialists underway.
- Acting congressional president Fernando Rospigliosi said decisions on Zaira Arias’s claim will follow the rules and law and will not yield to what he called blackmail, shouting or whining.
- Because lawmakers are in the week of representation, the Board of Directors is unlikely to convene until next week, extending the timeline for any ruling.
- After Congress issues its determination on the seat, it will send the decision to the National Jury of Elections for subsequent action.
- The vacancy stems from Guillermo Bermejo’s first-instance conviction and 15-year sentence at Ancón I; separately, Jaime Abensur will respond to a Special Electoral Jury over a congressional camera used at a Keiko Fujimori rally.