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Peru Cabinet Meets to Approve State of Emergency for Lima and Callao

The draft pairs emergency powers with targeted anti-crime steps after protests that included a fatal police shooting.

Overview

  • The Council of Ministers began meeting at 12:30 p.m. local time to review and approve a supreme decree declaring a state of emergency in Lima and Callao, according to its official X account.
  • The proposal remains under discussion and includes urgent measures shaped by inputs from multiple state entities to coordinate a response to rising criminality.
  • Prime Minister Ernesto Álvarez previously said the move would come with concrete, effective actions designed to curb crime and facilitate the capture of criminal leaders.
  • Authorities have identified subofficer Luis Magallanes as the police shooter in the death of protester Eduardo Ruiz, an incident that intensified pressure for immediate security action.
  • Security experts, including former interior minister Wilfredo Pedraza, warn the measure may have only short-term effects without stronger intelligence, police capacity, and prosecutorial coordination, while the government also weighs an elite unit to protect transport workers.