Overview
- National death registry data show October 2026 recorded 182 homicides, the highest monthly total since Keiko Fujimori took office and up from 153 in September.
- The president delivered titles for 2,600 hectares in Huacho to build two megapenales she says will include large workshops for inmate work and resocialization.
- The government ordered a nationwide reclassification of inmates and supervised transfers of high‑risk prisoners to facilities such as Challapalca as part of tighter prison controls.
- A Comando Unificado created in early October now coordinates the National Police, the Armed Forces and other agencies for joint operations against organized crime.
- An independent Observatorio found verifiable progress in only six of 68 first‑100‑day promises and public approval slipped to about 40% in October, while the U.S. ambassador said American prison technology could be offered to assist Peru's new penitentiary plans.