Pedro Castillo

In a dramatic turn of events in Peru, Pedro Castillo, who less than 24 hours ago was president, is in police custody facing likely charges of rebellion.

A police report suggests he was heading to the Mexican embassy in Lima, presumably to claim political asylum. But opinion polls suggested many Peruvians disapproved of his handling of the country. A raft of ministers, including the defence minister, resigned within minutes. A former lawyer who was something of a political unknown before being chosen as Mr Castillo's running mate, the 60-year old has asked for "space" and "time to rescue the country". Ms Boluarte is the first woman to lead Peru. The head of the constitutional court said Mr Castillo's dissolution of Congress was in violation of the constitution.

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo tried to dissolve Congress, but lawmakers voted to remove him from office instead, and he is now under arrest.

President Pedro Castillo was facing impeachment. He suddenly went on television and said he was putting the Congress out of business. Lawmakers, security forces ...

President Dina Boluarte will confront a familiar set of problems: a hostile Congress and pressing socio-economic challenges.

Like Martín Vizcarra, who assumed the presidency in 2018 after the resignation of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, she will be subject to the interests and calculations of lawmakers in Congress. Whom Boluarte chooses to govern with will be crucial, as this will determine the path her administration will take in the next few months. Impeachment, as we have seen time and time again, will remain a threat to Boluarte’s presidency if she does not achieve some agreement with Congress. In fact, Boluarte was facing a constitutional accusation in the legislature until two weeks ago—for alleged irregularities in her resignation as a public official when she assumed the vice presidency. She seemed to understand the scope of the task ahead of her, pleading for forbearance in her inaugural address. Perulibristas in Congress will likely not be very inclined to support her, and the right has already demonstrated its animosity towards her—through support for the constitutional accusation, for example.

Castillo met with Mexico's ambassador to Peru while in detention in Lima Thursday, Mexican officials said.

[Dina Boluarte becomes Peru's 1st woman president as Castillo arrested](https://www.axios.com/2022/12/08/dina-boluarte-peru-first-woman-president-castillo-arrested) [Castillo was arrested](https://www.axios.com/2022/12/08/dina-boluarte-peru-first-woman-president-castillo-arrested) Wednesday after he announced he was dissolving Congress as lawmakers debated whether to impeach him. [Pedro Castillo](https://www.axios.com/2021/07/20/peru-pedro-castillo-president-elect) to grant asylum to [the impeached leader](https://www.axios.com/2022/12/07/peru-president-castillo-removed-congress) who now faces criminal charges, Mexican officials confirmed.

Peru's opposition-controlled Congress approved the impeachment motion against Pedro Castillo after he decreed its temporary dissolution and called for fresh ...

My greetings and respect to the great Peruvian people, the people of the mountains and the desert,” wrote Petro in a Petro later called for the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IACHR) to apply the American Convention on Human Rights and expedite protective measures in favor of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo. I hope that President Dina Boluarte succeeds in her task of reconciling the country and leading it on the path of development and social peace. “Pedro Castillo, for being a teacher in the mountains and president of the popular election, was cornered from the first day. It will be up to the people of Peru, and no one else, to resolve the institutional crisis raised and the absence of true representation. The Government of Honduras hopes that the democratic order and electoral sovereignty of Peru will regain the rule of law and guarantee its rights in the face of this serious constitutional breach. [thread](https://twitter.com/lopezobrador_/status/1600599512363327489?s=20&t=6IQhqvjlP8pHMeFOeOHCRw) on Twitter, said that “non-intervention and self-determination of the people is a fundamental principle of our foreign policy. “I followed with great concern the events that led to the constitutional removal of the president of Peru, Pedro Castillo. [statement](https://twitter.com/CancilleriaHN/status/1600605443075805184?s=20&t=J64-qIa_vooCqKlVC0Eu4w), expressed the country’s “strong condemnation of the coup d’état in Peru, which is the result of a series of events to erode the democracy and sovereign will of the people represented by President Pedro Castillo, for whom his physical integrity and human rights are required to be respected. “From the beginning, the Peruvian right tried to overthrow a government, democratically elected by the people, the humble classes, which seeks more inclusion and social justice. He also called for the reorganization of the Judiciary, the Public Ministry, the National Board of Justice and the Constitutional Court. We reaffirm to Dina Boluarte our support for democracy, peace, institutionality and the urgent need to rebuild the democratic path in the country, with an inclusive, open, frank and respectful dialogue,”