Overview
- The commission reprogrammed its working table after senior Executive officials missed the January 8 meeting and sent documents requesting a new date, with the energy minister calling to signal willingness to attend.
- Attendance is expected from Prime Minister Ernesto Álvarez, the energy and finance ministers, Petroperú president Luis Canales, and an Osinergmin representative, though no date is confirmed.
- The session titled “The privatization of Petroperú: consequences for consumers” gathered lawmakers, worker representatives, the Ombudsman’s Office and specialists to examine DU 010-2025.
- Participants split over the decree’s impact, with warnings about fuel prices, market concentration and constitutional risks contrasted with arguments for a necessary reorganization; ex-chair Alejandro Narváez said the firm faces liquidity issues, not bankruptcy.
- In a separate development, Perú Libre congressman Segundo Montalvo announced a motion to remove President José Jerí over the decree, alleging a covert privatization.