Relations between Lima and Mexico deteriorated after the ousting of Castillo, a former teacher and union leader nicknamed "the first poor president of Peru." In 2022, Castillo was on his way to the Mexican embassy in Lima with his family to seek asylum when he was arrested. He was charged with rebellion and abuse of power. Lima - AFP. A court in Peru has issued an international arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Betsy Chávez, who has taken refuge in the Mexican embassy in Lima, pending trial on charges of involvement in a coup attempt. Chávez, 36, took over the government under President Pedro Castillo, who was impeached in 2022 for attempting to dissolve Congress, a move considered a coup attempt. Mexico granted her asylum. On Friday, a supreme judge in Peru ordered the international arrest and pre-trial detention for five months against former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who remains asylanted in the residence of the Mexican embassy.
