Overview

• The Permanent Commission approved the final report 17–4 recommending her disqualification over her role in Pedro Castillo’s Dec. 7, 2022 attempt to close Congress.
• The case now goes to the full Congress for a definitive vote that requires at least 66 votes, and members of the Permanent Commission do not participate.
• The report argues she violated constitutional articles 38, 39 and 45 by actively supporting efforts to dissolve Congress and reorganize the justice system.
• If the Plenary approves, the ban would take immediate effect, be formalized by congressional resolution and be referred to the Public Ministry.
• Chávez was released this month by the Constitutional Court and remains under a 10‑month travel ban, while her defense alleges a political process; lawmakers also advanced an accusation against former president Martín Vizcarra.