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Peru’s New Top Prosecutor Demands Emergency Funds, Warns of Office Closures

The plea tests President José María Balcázar’s offer of money conditioned on quick results.

Overview

  • Gálvez was sworn in as Fiscal de la Nación for 2026–2029 at a ceremony attended by President José María Balcázar and senior justice officials.
  • In his first speech, he requested a supplementary budget and warned the Public Ministry would close offices one by one without it, threatening core services to victims and witnesses.
  • He said the National Control Authority, which polices prosecutors’ conduct, has no budget this year, putting internal discipline and audits at risk.
  • The demand comes after Balcázar said he would release more funds only with “concrete results” during the months he remains in office through July.
  • He framed his mandate as a push to rebuild trust in the institution after public hostility and a disputed interim tenure that included shutting special anticorruption teams.