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Peruvian Foreign Minister Carlos Esp\u00e1 told local media outlet RPP that Ch\u00e1vez had been granted safe passage and had “already left Peru”.<\/p>\n
While allowed to travel to Mexico, Peru maintains the right “to request the eventual extradition” of Ch\u00e1vez, the Peruvian Foreign Ministry added in a statement. <\/p>\n
Speaking at her daily media briefing, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum welcomed Ch\u00e1vez to Mexico as she reiterated her government’s support for ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo. <\/p>\n
Castillo was arrested in December 2022 on charges of rebellion, after he attempted to dismiss Peruvian congress members and install an emergency government. Hours after the attempt, Castillo was impeached.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00e1vez had been imprisoned in June 2023 over her alleged role in Castillo’s plan to dissolve congress. She had been released by a judge on bail in September 2025 and had denied the charges against her.<\/p>\n
She and Castillo were both sentenced to more than 11 years in prison last November.<\/p>\n
The restoration of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Peru comes after a new Peruvian president, Keiko Fujimori, took office last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n