Overview

• Provincial prosecutor José Domingo Pérez asked interim fiscal de la Nación Tomás Gálvez to publicly uphold the Lava Jato team’s independence after Justice Minister Juan José Santiváñez alleged part of the Fiscalía operates as a criminal organization.
• Santiváñez also claimed Pérez and coordinator Rafael Vela “lent themselves” to pursue politicians and offered public backing for Gálvez, calling him a victim of baseless accusations.
• Tomás Gálvez was formalized as interim chief by the Junta de Fiscales Supremos following his reinstatement by the Constitutional Tribunal and the declinations of Pablo Sánchez and Zoraida Ávalos.
• Pérez defended the team’s credibility, stating that all Lava Jato trials they have brought ended in convictions, which he described as 100% effectiveness.
• Suspended fiscal Delia Espinoza criticized Gálvez’s designation for conflict-of-interest concerns and warned that sensitive cases, including those tied to the JNJ and Patricia Benavides, could be archived.