Overview
- Acting Congress president Fernando Rospigliosi urged vigilance, saying those behind the 2022 rupture of constitutional order will try again and crediting Congress, the Armed Forces and the National Police for stopping it.
- Ipsos polling reported that 55% of Peruvians say Pedro Castillo is guilty of attempting a coup and/or corruption, while 36% believe he is innocent of all accusations.
- Within the survey, 28% judged Castillo guilty of both the attempted coup and corruption and 9% only of corruption, reflecting sustained concerns over his conduct in office.
- Debate over ex-premier Betssy Chávez’s situation intensified, with just 16% favoring a safe-conduct to Mexico, 35% preferring she remain confined to the embassy, and 38% supporting a police entry to detain her.
- Ex-premier Aníbal Torres, convicted in first instance, claimed Castillo acted out of fear of an imminent vacancy vote, even as courts found co-participation in the speech that led to first-instance sentences of about 11 years for Castillo, Chávez and former minister Willy Huerta.