Overview
- The full Congress approved the measure in a first plenary vote on Thursday, June 25, with 68 votes in favor, 19 against and 10 abstentions.
- The law declares that titular members of the Junta Nacional de Justicia (JNJ) must receive the same pay 'in all concepts' as Supreme Court judges, closing an advertised gap of about S/7,700 between S/35,017 and S/42,717.20.
- Implementation depends on a formal proposal from the JNJ and a supreme decree refrended by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) that will define salary items such as allowances and bonuses to ensure real parity.
- The MEF must carry out a technical study within 60 calendar days to update the JNJ staff pay scale, and the law requires that all adjustments be financed by the JNJ's institutional budget through internal reallocations rather than new treasury funds.
- The bill received primary backing from parties including Fuerza Popular, APP, Perú Libre and Somos Perú and still needs a second congressional vote and the executive-level steps before the higher pay is paid.