Overview
- The Argentine Senate’s Constitutional Affairs Committee issued a nonbinding majority report to reject the credential of senator‑elect Lorena Villaverde, sending a final decision to a simple‑majority vote in the Nov. 28 preparatory session.
- The case against Villaverde centers on impugnations citing past U.S. drug‑related incidents and ties to extradited businessman Federico “Fred” Machado, while her defenders point to the absence of Argentine cases and caution about exclusionary precedents.
- In Peru, the National Board of Justice (JNJ) filed a competence claim before the Constitutional Court to annul a judicial precautionary measure that ordered the provisional reinstatement of suspended Attorney General Delia Espinoza and froze her disciplinary process.
- The Judiciary will be notified of the JNJ suit and has 30 working days to respond before the Constitutional Court schedules a public hearing and issues a ruling.
- Peru’s state oil firm Petroperú installed a new board on Nov. 15 as it faces accumulated losses exceeding 51.8% of capital and Treasury payouts of S/2,415 million (June–October) for guaranteed debts, and in a separate proceeding defendants in the 2022 coup‑attempt trial, including Aníbal Torres and Willy Huerta, sought acquittal as hearings continue.