Peru Enabling Environment Snapshot

Period covered by this report: October 2025 – March 2026>

Peru is currently experiencing political tensions, intensified by the upcoming national and regional elections scheduled for April 2026 within a context already marked by political instability, recent regulatory changes, rising public insecurity, and deteriorating public perceptions of authorities. For instance, in October 2025, the Plenary of the Congress of the Republic of Peru declared the vacancy of the President of the Republic, removing Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra from office citing alleged acts of corruption, abandonment of office, irregular use of official travel, inability to address citizen insecurity, and alleged cosmetic procedures carried out during the exercise of her duties. 

José Jerí assumed the office of President of the Republic in October 2025, but was censured and removed from the presidency in February 2026, with a 67% disapproval rating according to the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP). Prior to his removal, Jerí had been implicated in alleged acts of corruption, as well as irregular visits and hiring practices. Meanwhile, the Congress of the Republic of Peru reached an 89% disapproval rate, once again demonstrating widespread public rejection. The new president, José María Balcázar, began his term in February 2026 with a 63% disapproval rating. 

Corruption continues to be one of the main obstacles to the country’s economic and social development. According to Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, Peru fell from position 127 in 2024 to 130 in 2025. According to the National Survey on Perceptions of Corruption (Proética, 2025), this issue negatively affects both the population’s quality of life and the functioning of the State. This perception is supported by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), which in its preliminary calculation for April–September 2025 on governance, democracy, and trust in institutions identified corruption (59.3%) and crime (53.5%) as the main problems facing the country. 

The environment is further deteriorated by disinformation and the lack of effective spaces and mechanisms for dialogue between citizens and the government, which limits the capacity to prevent or resolve conflicts in a timely and collaborative manner.