Overview
- Congressional documents confirm enough signatures were collected to open a formal debate on removing and censuring President Jose Jeri.
- Under procedure, the Congress president has up to 15 days to summon Jeri once the motion is formally filed for a floor session.
- Lawmakers would question him before a vote on removal, and a censure would strip his previous post as Congress president while leaving him a regular congressman.
- Jeri denies wrongdoing, saying the push tied to reported meetings with Chinese businessman Zhihua Yang aims to destabilize his government and disrupt the elections.
- The confrontation unfolds weeks before the April 12 presidential vote in a country that has had seven presidents since 2016, and former leader Ollanta Humala was sentenced this year to 15 years for money laundering.