LatinNews Daily - 22 January 2026

*Impeachment motions against Peru’s President José Jerí have been presented in congress, as he comes under mounting pressure over his secretive meetings with Chinese businessman Yang Zhihua. Notably, the three motions to remove Jerí were filed as ‘motions of censure’ rather than presidential impeachment motions, lowering the bar required to remove him from office to 66 votes (a simple majority in the 130-seat congress) rather than 87 (a two-thirds majority). This was justified on the grounds that Jerí assumed the presidency “temporarily” and by default due to his position as president of congress during the impeachment of his predecessor Dina Boluarte (2022-2025) in October. The three motions were each signed by around 20 legislators, mostly from the left-wing parties Bloque Democrático Popular (BDP), Juntos por el Perú-Voces del Pueblo-Bloque Magisterial (JPP-VP-BM), Perú Libre (PL), and Bancada Socialista (BS). Jerí was yesterday questioned on his meetings with Yang by the congressional auditing commission. He denied any wrongdoing, repeating his previous claims that the meetings involved preparations for a ‘friendship day’ between China and Peru.

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