Peru recalls last diplomat from Venezuela to protest 'illegitimate' new term

Peru has recalled its charge d'affaires from its embassy in Venezuela to protest what it called the "illegitimate" new term of President Nicolas Maduro, Peru's foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Peru will also bar Maduro and 100 people linked to him or his government from entry, the ministry added.

Maduro started a second term on Thursday, defying critics who called him an illegitimate usurper of a nation where economic chaos has wrought a humanitarian crisis. (Reporting By Marco Aquino, Writing By Mitra Taj Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)