Dina Boluarte had approved the visa for Mexican citizens after López Obrador did the same with Peruvians, but has rectified for fear of the impact on the sector. The main rationale of the Government: the exponential increase in irregular migratory flows of those whose final destination is the north of the continent, that is, the United States.

“You can be a little more strategic to think about what is best for the country and not simply enter into this dynamic of you hit me and I hit you, which in foreign policy is not always the best path,” the president told an internationalist Óscar Vidarte to a research portal Epicentro TV. The Peruvian Foreign Ministry was immediate: the next day, with the principle of reciprocity as a justification, they announced that they would also request visas from Mexicans who plan to visit Peru. But two days later, the Peruvian Government reversed course and announced that it will no longer require a visa from its northern neighbors.