Overview
- Magistrates from across the country signed the Tacna Declaration at the XIV National Congress of Judges in Tacna, with the closing led by Supreme Judge Carlos Arias Lazarte on behalf of Judiciary head Janet Tello Gilardi.
- The pronouncement rejects any interference with the courts’ autonomy, citing legislative initiatives, decisions intruding on pending cases and public campaigns that seek to delegitimize the judiciary.
- The document calls for full, unconditional approval of the Judicial Branch’s 2026 budget to protect financial autonomy and ensure institutional capacity.
- It asserts that the Judiciary must lead any reform process and urges a broad national debate free from political interests or external pressures.
- The agenda prioritizes digital transformation and interoperability, supports incorporating CAS workers into regime 728 and a new wage scale, and renews a pledge to use legal tools with firmness against crime and organized crime.