Peru's government has announced that the country is severing diplomatic relations with Mexico over the asylum claim of former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chavez, who is under investigation for rebellion.

Peruvian Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela told reporters on Monday that Mexico's decision to grant Chavez asylum at its embassy in Peru's capital, Lima, constituted an “unfriendly act” that adds to the existing tensions between the two countries.

The office of Peru President Jose Jerí in a statement then accused Mexico's government of “repeated” interference with the internal affairs of the South American country.

Authorities have accused Chavez of participating in the 2022 failed effort by then-president Pedro Castillo to declare a state of emergency and dissolve Peru's Parliament as l

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