Overview
- The Presidency of the Council of Ministers published Resolución N.° 005-2026-PCM/SGRD in El Peruano on Sunday, October 18, 2026, formally approving the Lineamientos para la Gestión y el Manejo de Cadáveres y Restos Humanos.
- The guidelines set mandatory steps for recovery, transport, forensic identification, registration and dignified delivery of remains and divide response into planning, field operations, forensic identification and final disposition.
- The rule integrates the protocol into the national disaster system (SINAGERD) and the Plan Nacional de Operaciones de Emergencia so that national, regional and local bodies must follow the standardized procedures.
- Officials and experts say effective use will require training, dedicated funding, mobile forensic tools and clear chains of custody including a unique identification code for each recovered body to aid family access to information.
- The measure responds to current El Niño Costero alerts and rising wildfire deaths and draws on past disasters such as the 2017 Niño Costero and the 1970 Áncash quake to justify stronger, coordinated corpse‑management practices.