🇵🇪 Peru’s Congress voted 75–24 to remove interim President José Jerí after just four months in office, ousting him as both head of state and President of Congress in a censure motion tied to undisclosed meetings with Chinese businessmen, the Associated Press reports. 

The affair, dubbed “Chifagate,” centers on clandestine meetings that were not logged as required by law, including with an executive holding active government contracts, fueling allegations of influence peddling. 

Jerí, a right-wing “Somos Perú” leader who champions economic liberalism and private investment, had enjoyed support from the US since taking office in October 2025 after Dina Boluarte’s removal. Jeri also backed US military operations in Venezuela. His downfall marks the ninth presidential change in less than a decade, highlighting Peru’s chronic political instability as it heads to general elections on April 12.