Overview
- Magistrates from across Peru signed the text at the XIV National Judges’ Congress in Tacna, with Supreme Judge Carlos Arias Lazarte closing the event on behalf of court president Janet Tello Gilardi.
- The statement rejects any interference with the courts, condemns proposals or decisions that intrude on pending cases, and denounces public campaigns that delegitimize the judiciary.
- It demands full, unconditional approval of the Judiciary’s requested 2026 budget to safeguard financial autonomy.
- It insists the court system lead any judicial reform through a broad national debate free of political interests or external pressure.
- It prioritizes digital interoperability and highlights labor measures—CAS staff migration to regime 728 and a new pay scale—that require dedicated funding, while renewing a pledge to act with independence against crime and organized criminality.