In 1979, the Peruvian Constitution was amended to grant the military a constitutional mandate to guarantee national security and defense. This elevated the military's role to a supreme state function, equating it with the executive and legislative powers, but without deliberative capacity. This change, a legacy of the military government, …
The 1979 Constitution of Peru reintroduced bicameralism, establishing a Senate and a Chamber of Deputies, which was a departure from the unicameral system defended in the 1931 Constituent Assembly. The implementation of bicameralism faced criticism due to the lack of regional constituuencies and the absence of functional differentiation in legislative …
In early May 1986, a restructuring commission appointed by the Executive arrived in Puno, led by Gonzalo Bravo Mejía, a career official from the Ministry of Agriculture. The commission's work was conducted under significant pressure, including from the President. The aim was to address social issues while preserving the achievements …