Mexico and Peru restored diplomatic relations on August 7, 2026, nine months after the rupture of November 2025. The resumption was sealed by the safe-conduct document the Peruvian government granted to former minister Betssy Chávez to travel to Mexico, according to a statement from the Presidency.
The breakdown began on November 3, 2025, when Mexico's Secretariat of Foreign Affairs granted political asylum to Chávez, who had remained inside the Mexican Embassy in Lima. Chávez, former President of Peru's Council of Ministers, was sentenced on November 27, 2025 to 11 years, five months, and 15 days in prison on charges of conspiracy to rebel, according to Milenio. The safe-conduct had been requested by Mexican authorities since November. For the binational community, normalization means the reopening of embassies and the restoration of consular services and bilateral cooperation suspended in the interim, services on which Mexicans and Peruvians in North America depend.
The joint statement signed in Lima established that the safe-conduct was granted under the 1954 Caracas Convention on Diplomatic Asylum, reported Infobae, and the Peruvian government underscored that it retains the right to request Chávez's extradition should judicial authorities require it. President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that the former minister left Peru aboard a Mexican Air Force aircraft, following weeks of dialogue between both foreign ministries. During the breakdown, Brazil represented Mexico's interests in Peru and Chávez remained at the embassy under its protection, the Presidency indicated. The statement framed the agreement within the ties of the Pacific Alliance, the bloc comprising Mexico, Peru, Chile, and Colombia. Both governments reaffirmed their commitment to international law and to the principles of the United Nations Charter.
With the resumption, both embassies return to full operation and consular and cooperation procedures suspended since November are reinstated, according to both foreign ministries. The issue to watch is whether the Peruvian judiciary activates the extradition request for Chávez, a decision that will define the next phase of the case.
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