Overview
- As of Nov. 3, 2026, roughly 44 members of Congress are promoting an amnesty bill authored by deputies Catherin Palomino and César Holguín that aims to cover people involved in the December 7, 2022 speech and related acts.
- The draft measure would reportedly extinguish criminal action and penalties for those linked to the December 7 episode and extend amnesty to events during Castillo’s 28/7/21–7/12/22 administration, including protests from that period.
- Pedro Castillo is serving a judicial sentence of more than 11 years in Barbadillo and faces additional corruption cases that remain pending and under appeal.
- Supporters present the initiative as a route to pacification and reconciliation, while editorial writers and critics argue it is designed to secure impunity for Castillo and his political circle and they cite alleged coordination from inside prison.
- The proposal raises constitutional and rule-of-law questions about separation of powers, public trust, and precedent; observers say congressional debate, internal party decisions and a vote in the Chamber will determine whether the measure advances.