Overview
- Congress voted 124 to remove Boluarte just past midnight after she declined to appear to defend herself when summoned.
- Legislators had approved four impeachment requests earlier in the night, each exceeding the 56-vote threshold required to proceed in the 130-seat chamber.
- The move followed a shooting at a Lima concert that heightened pressure over public security failures.
- Nearly all political factions supported removal, a break from eight previous unsuccessful attempts to unseat her.
- Lawmakers framed the ouster under Peru’s constitutional standard of “permanent moral incapacity,” citing the government’s inability to stem violence.