The judiciary of Peru issued an international arrest warrant and ordered five months of pretrial detention against former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who is being prosecuted for attempted coup d'état and is currently taking refuge in the Mexican embassy in Lima. «It is resolved to order pretrial detention for a period of five months against the accused Betssy Chávez Chino and the location and capture orders at the national and international level regarding the accused,» the Judiciary stated. Judge Juan Carlos Checkley argued in the ruling that the risk of flight is 'palpable,' as well as the risk of 'frustration' of the oral trial, according to DW, citing the Argentine News Agency. The Supreme Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, for its part, stated that it obtained pretrial detention for Chávez 'for the crime of rebellion and alternatively conspiracy, to the detriment of the State.' Chávez, who has been on trial since March 2025, faces a 25-year prison sentence. She has been in the residence of the Mexican embassy in Lima for 18 days, waiting for a safe-conduct to leave the country. According to the Peruvian press, the Mexican diplomatic representation has reinforced its security in the last few hours.
