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Peru Congress Extends Mandate of Anti-Terror and Organized Crime Commission Through 2025–26 Session

Lawmakers granted more time to finish an evidence-based blueprint for legal and institutional upgrades.

Overview

  • The plenary approved the extension with 70 votes in favor, 15 against and 19 abstentions after a presentation by chair Magaly Santisteban Suclupe (FP).
  • The commission will continue gathering testimony, conducting comparative policy reviews and scrutinizing current laws to pinpoint operational and legal gaps.
  • Workstreams include systematizing inputs from the Interior and Defense ministries, national intelligence and specialized anti-crime agencies.
  • The group targets mid-2026 for a consolidated proposal addressing terrorism, narcotrafficking networks and illicit financing.
  • Created on March 4 by Motion 16090, the multipartisan body was assigned to evaluate and articulate coordinated strategies against domestic and transnational criminal organizations.