LatinNews Daily - 10 August 2026

*The governments of Peru and Mexico have agreed to restore diplomatic ties, which were severed by Peru in November 2025 after Peru’s former prime minister Betssy Chávez (2022) was granted asylum in the Mexican embassy in Lima while she was on trial for alleged rebellion. Chávez served as prime minister during the final months in office of former president Pedro Castillo (2021-2022), whose impeachment and arrest was characterised by Mexico as a coup. Both Castillo and Chávez were sentenced to 11 years and five months in prison in November 2025 for conspiracy to commit rebellion. Tensions persisted between Peru and Mexico after Mexico’s president at the time, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024), was succeeded by President Claudia Sheinbaum. Despite her right-wing Fuerza Popular (FP) party being the main force behind Castillo’s impeachment, Peru’s new President Keiko Fujimori had said that repairing ties with Mexico would be one of her initial priorities. A statement released by Peru’s foreign ministry on 7 August announced that Chávez had been granted safe passage to Mexico, although it insisted that “there is no political persecution” in Peru. The Peruvian statement highlighted goals for an improved bilateral relationship including “profound integration that allows the free circulation of people, goods, services, and capital”.

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