Several governments and the OAS They rejected this Wednesday in unison the decisions of the now former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo, to close Parliament and call an “emergency national government”, which subsequently led to his dismissal and arrest. The Colombian Foreign Ministry invoked democracy to express its rejection, condemning “every attack against democracy, wherever it comes from.” In addition, he recalled that this “requires the recognition of the popular will expressed both in the elections for president and for Congress.”
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His partner expressed himself along the same lines Chileanwho “deeply” regretted the political crisis of the Andean country, and made an “emphatic call to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms”.
MIRA: Costa Rica regrets the “rupture of the constitutional order” in Peru
While, The Ecuadorian government, in addition to expressing concern for Peru, urged the international community to facilitate the democratic process. Its foreign minister, Juan Carlos Holguín, was part of the high-level group appointed by the Organization of American States (OAS) who assessed the political situation of Peru in November.
Precisely, given what happened this Wednesday, The OAS Permanent Council held an extraordinary session in Washington, in which its Secretary General, Luis Almagro, called for dialogue and branded as “an alteration of the constitutional order” the actions of Castillo???????? Posteriorly, recognized the leftist lawyer Dina Boluarte, who was vice president of Castilloas the new president.
Also from the body The Bolivian ambassador to the OAS, Héctor Arce Zaconeta, stated that “although any attack on a popular government is rejectable and condemnable, any attempt to break the constitutional order is also rejectable and unacceptable.”
According to the ambassador, what happened leaves two issues to analyze, one of which was that there was a “constant conspiracy” and “I reject a government of popular extraction”.
From the United States Government, the spokesman for the State Department, Ned Price, asked to defend democracy and indicated that “he will closely follow the events” that are occurring in the country and that his country “will act in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of the Peruvian people.”
He also recalled that all the signatories of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, signed precisely in Lima in 2001, are committed to “democratic values, human rights and the rule of law.”
CALL TO PROTECT THE CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER
For his part, the Government of Argentina made “a call to all political and social actors to safeguard democratic institutions, the rule of law and constitutional order.”
Before the dismissal and detention of Castillothe Executive of Costa Rica He described the former president’s decisions as a breach of the constitutional order, and pointed out that they are “a setback in the process of democratic dialogue and diplomatic negotiation that had been supported by the international community.”
On the other hand, the Brazilian far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro considered Castillo’s actions this Wednesday as “incompatible with the constitutional normative set” of Peru, according to the Foreign Ministry, because they represent “a violation of the validity of democracy and the rule of law.”
Likewise, he highlighted his “willingness to continue maintaining the solid relations of friendship and cooperation that unite the two countries and wishes the president success In Boluarte in his mission as Peruvian Head of State”.
The elected president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, affirmed that “it is always regrettable that a democratically elected president has that fate”but who understands “that everything walked within the constitutional molds.”
Lula, a symbol of the Latin American left, said he hopes that Boluarte “succeeds in his task of reconciling the country and guide it along the path of development and social peace”.
also joined Panamawho conveyed his support to Boluarte “To lead a new government that finds a prompt and lasting solution to the crisis that affects the Peruvian people at this time.”
The Spanish government He celebrated the subsequent “reestablishment of democratic normality” and stressed that “he will always be on the side of democracy and the defense of constitutional legality.”
MEXICO OFFERS CASTILLO ASYLUM
While, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador accused Peru’s “economic and political elites” of forcing Castillo to “make decisions” that led to his removal.
He considered it “unfortunate” that due to these “interests”, since the beginning of his “legitimate presidency” an environment of confrontation and hostility against him has been maintained until it led him to make decisions that have served his adversaries to consummate his dismissal.” .
However, he asked that “hopefully human rights are respected and there is democratic stability for the benefit of the people.”
Previously, the Mexican foreign minister, Marcelo Ebrard, pointed out that “if Pedro Castillo requests asylum from Mexico, we will give it to him, but he has not requested it”. In addition, he announced the postponement of the Summit of the Pacific Alliance scheduled for next Wednesday in Lima.
Also close to Castillo, former Bolivian President Evo Morales highlighted his “deep concern over the political crisis” in Peru and called for “respect for security, the right to life and peaceful and democratic coexistence. That the Constitution and the highest interests of the Peruvian people be respected above all.
“COUPS D’ETAT SHOULD NOT BE PERPETUATED”
Since Hondurasthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed “its strong condemnation of the coup d’état that occurred in Peru, which is the result of a series of events to erode democracy and the sovereign will of the people represented by President Pedro Castillo, to who is required to respect their physical integrity and their human rights”.
In addition, he pointed out that “coups d’état should not be perpetrated.”
The former Honduran president Manuel Zelayanow an adviser to Honduran President Xiomara Castro, who was ousted on June 28, 2009 with seven months to go until his four-year term ended, also condemned “the coup d’état in Peru,” which he said was carried out “violently the sovereign will of the people, represented by President Pedro Castillo”.