“Peru's Congress censured President José Jerí by 75 votes to 24 with three abstentions over his unregistered meetings with businessman Zhihua Yang.”

South China Morning PostNews reportFebruary 17, 2026Read the original

Coverage of the 'Chifagate' censure.

Our verdict

True

Congress censured and removed Jerí on 17 February 2026 by 75-24 with three abstentions.

What we found

The censure needed a simple majority of 66; 75 voted in favour. Our first version confused the threshold with the vote count and wrongly rated it Mostly False.

The evidence

2 of 2 sources support the claim; none contradict it.

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Supports the claim
Congress approves censure against José Jerí and removes him from the presidency. [1]
Supports the claim
Peru's Congress removed the interim president over corruption allegations. [2]

How we checked

We checked the claim against Andina, JURIST. We reviewed 2 relevant sources.

Sources

[1]Andina · Peru: Congress approves censure against Jose Jeri, removes him from presidency
[2]JURIST · Peru Congress removes interim president over corruption allegations

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