Leila Cavero told Radioprogramas radio station that the decision suspends a recent lower court ruling that had ordered Toledo to submit to a DNA test Aug. 7 to resolve the case.

Cavero said the Supreme Court will consider a motion to drop the paternity suit on grounds that a legal case cannot be tried several times. She said the case has already been decided four times since 1992.

On June 28, Carmen Kcomt, a judge in the northern city of Piura, ruled that Toledo must provide a DNA sample after missing a hearing with Lucrecia Orozco, who claims the president fathered her daughter, Zarai.

The suit had been decided in Peru's courts several years ago, when it was ruled Toledo was not the father even though a blood test showed a 97 percent probability he was.

A judge reopened the case while Toledo was a presidential candidate. His campaign withstood Orozco's allegations, with Toledo winning a run-off vote in June 2001. He took office July 28.

Arguing that the renewed court action was politically motivated, Toledo refused to take a DNA test during the campaign but said he would after the election if a judge ruled he should.