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Peru’s Top Prosecutors Delay Selection of New Attorney General to Early 2026

Internal disagreement over eligibility issues stalled the vote.

Overview

  • The Junta de Fiscales Supremos met on December 10 but deferred naming a successor to the inhabilitated Delia Espinoza.
  • Congress removed Espinoza from office on December 3 with a 71–17 vote, imposing a 10-year ban from public posts.
  • Interim chief Tomás Gálvez convened a closed session to choose a 2026–2029 leader and to address the status of Luis Arce Córdova.
  • The justice oversight body JNJ recently habilitated Arce as a supreme prosecutor after court amparos nullified earlier dismissals, and his incorporation was discussed.
  • Senior members Pablo Sánchez and Zoraida Ávalos have indicated they will not retake the top post, while Patricia Benavides has not ruled out returning.