Sources: AP
The governments of Mexico and Peru reinstate diplomatic relations after agreeing to allow former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez to seek asylum in Mexico. 2026-08-7
A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Peruvian Air Force that went missing the previous day is found crashed near Chala, Peru. All 15 people on board are confirmed dead. 2026-02-23
Hernando de Soto is (falsely) announced as the new prime minister of Peru. [https:--gestion.pe-peru-politica-hernando-de-soto-sera-el-presidente-del-consejo-de-ministros-noticia- ("Gestión" in Spanish )]. Two days later Denisse Miralles is sworn in to this office.2026-02-22
Brazil assumes responsibility for representing Mexico's diplomatic interests in Peru, including safeguarding the Mexican embassy in Lima, after Peru severed relations with Mexico following the granting of asylum to former prime minister Betssy Chávez. 2026-01-25
The Peruvian Supreme Court sentences former president Pedro Castillo to 11 and a half years in prison for criminal conspiracy when he tried to dissolve Congress and attempted a self-coup in 2022. 2025-11-27
Peru announces it has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico, citing Mexico's decision to grant asylum to former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez, as well as alleged interference in Peru's internal political affairs following President Pedro Castillo's 2022 self-coup. 2025-11-3
One person is killed and 100 people are wounded during clashes in Lima, Peru, as protestors demands the resignation of President José Jerí. 2025-10-16
Following a vote of 124–0, the Peruvian Congress removes President Dina Boluarte from power after she fails to appear for a required defense in Congress regarding her government's inability to lower crime. 2025-10-10
At least six people are injured, including four musicians, in a mass shooting at an Agua Marina concert in Lima, Peru. No arrests have been made. 2025-10-8
An Indonesian diplomat attached to the embassy in Lima, Peru, is shot dead by an unknown assailant. The Peruvian foreign ministry opens an investigation into the shooting as the country sees a rise in extortion and homicide. 2025-09-1