Peru

Peru's Congress has sworn in a new president in a day of sweeping political drama that saw the former leader, Pedro Castillo, ousted in an impeachment trial ...

The police and armed forces warned him that the route he had taken to try to dissolve Congress was unconstitutional. Peru's national police shared an image on Twitter of Castillo sitting unrestrained at a police station after the vote to remove him and said that it had "intervened" to fulfill its duties. Boluarte was sworn in as president through 2026, making her the first woman to lead Peru.

Congress summoned the leftist teacher-turned-president Pedro Castillo last week to respond to accusations of “moral incapacity” to govern.

The prosecutor’s office filed a constitutional complaint against Castillo in October for allegedly leading “a criminal organisation” to profit from state contracts and for obstructing investigations. 2 copper producer, though analysts said that the removal of Castillo, who has battled a hostile Congress since taking power, could be a positive for investors. Three decades ago, former president Alberto Fujimori, currently in prison for human rights abuses and corruption, also sought to dissolve Congress. In Lima, dozens of people waving Peruvian flags cheered Castillo’s downfall, while elsewhere in the capital and in the city of Arequipa his supporters marched and clashed with police. The police and Armed Forces warned him that the route he had taken to try to dissolve Congress was unconstitutional. The result was announced to loud cheers.

The attempted coup by Peru's president was as incompetent as his attempts at government. Within an hour of Pedro Castillo proclaiming the closure of ...

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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.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has issued a statement on Peru's new President.

Peru now has its sixth president in just five year. An expert on Latin American politics explores the country's political instability and what happens next.

Ms Boluarte, a 60-year-old former lawyer, became president almost by accident after her predecessor, Pedro Castillo, was impeached by Congress following his ...

Peru now has its sixth president in just five years. An expert on Latin American politics explores the country's political instability and what happens ...

Court expected to decide if Pedro Castillo will be held in preliminary detention after failed attempt to close congress.

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says that Peru's ex-president Pedro Castillo had called him to say he...

Dina Boluarte has been sworn in as Peru's vice-president. Mr Castillo never made it to the embassy, however, Mr Lopez Obrador said. In just three tumultuous ...