Tag: Peru

• Friday, November 28th 2025 - 22:11 UTC

  Irregular migrants flocking from Chile to Peru out of fear of Kast

  

  Peruvian President José Jerí convened an “extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting to declare, as announced, a state of emergency” along the border with Chile as a direct response to a growing influx of undocumented migrants. The measure seeks to dramatically tighten border control and security.

• Friday, November 28th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Peru: Castillo gets 11 years for failed coup attempt

  

  Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones was sentenced on Thursday to 11 years, 5 months, and 15 days in prison for the crime of conspiracy to commit rebellion, stemming from his failed attempt to dissolve Congress in December 2022.

• Saturday, November 22nd 2025 - 10:15 UTC

  Arrest warrant against Betssy Chávez escalates Mexico-Peru standoff

  

  Peruvian Supreme Court Justice Juan Carlos Checkley issued an arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who is currently seeking asylum inside the Mexican Embassy in Lima. The move comes as the Peruvian government delays issuing the safe conduct pass required for her departure to Mexico, heightening diplomatic tensions between the two nations.

• Saturday, November 15th 2025 - 10:37 UTC

  Chilean Army NCO wounded by accidental gunshot on Peruvian border post

  

  A Chilean Army corporal was wounded Friday afternoon after a conscript soldier accidentally discharged his service weapon at a border observation post near the Peruvian frontier.

• Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Indigenous communities in Peru say Comando Vermelho operates there

  

  Indigenous communities in Peru's remote Yurúa district, on the border with Brazil, are raising a serious alarm over the increasing presence of members of the Brazilian criminal organization Comando Vermelho (Red Command) operating in their territory.

• Friday, October 17th 2025 - 07:53 UTC

  Peru's Acting President on the brink of impeachment after less than a week

  

  Thousands of Peruvians marched in Lima and other cities on Thursday, driven by discontent over government corruption and high levels of insecurity. The country's one-house Congress launched the proceedings towards the impeachment of Acting President José Jerí, who took over as chief executive on Oct. 10 following Dina Boluarte's snap removal from office.

• Monday, October 13th 2025 - 07:56 UTC

  Peru's acting president hopes to appoint “broad-based” cabinet

  

  Peruvian Acting President José Jerí, who took office early Friday morning following the dismissal of Dina Boluarte, has announced the formation of a “broad-based” cabinet to tackle crime and guide the country until 2026.

• Friday, October 10th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

  Peru: Congress ousts Boluarte for moral incapacity

  

  Peru's one-house Congress removed Dina Boluarte from the presidency late Thursday, citing her “permanent moral incapacity.” In an expedited proceeding, Congress Speaker José Jiri was sworn in as acting president just six months before the 2026 elections.

• Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 11:15 UTC

  South Korean company intends to build high-speed railway in Peru

  

  Peruvian authorities are developing a plan for a high-speed railway along its coast, supported by a South Korean company, Transport and Communications Minister César Sandoval confirmed on Friday.

• Saturday, September 13th 2025 - 10:06 UTC

  Peru: Chiclayo to hold festive weekend marking Leo XIV's birthday

  

  The Peruvian city of Chiclayo is holding a massive two-day tribute this weekend to celebrate Sunday's 70th birthday of its former US-born Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV.