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Today in History: Martín Vizcarra dissolves Peru Congress, sparks crisis

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC · How we work

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On 30 September 2019 President Martín Vizcarra invoked a constitutional clause to dissolve Peru’s Congress after it rejected his confidence vote, marking the executive’s first use of that power. Opposition lawmakers denounced a coup, but the Constitutional Court later ruled the dissolution legal, ending the crisis.

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On 30 September 2019 President Martín Vizcarra invoked a constitutional clause to dissolve Peru’s Congress after it rejected his confidence vote, marking the executive’s first use of that power. Opposition lawmakers denounced a coup, but the Constitutional Court later ruled the dissolution legal, ending the crisis.