Overview
- The Council of Ministers approved the decree, and the measure takes effect at 00:00 on October 22.
- President José Jerí announced the move in a brief national address, describing a shift from defensive to offensive actions against crime.
- The government says the decree will bundle urgent measures to reinforce security, with specifics to be published in the official gazette El Peruano.
- Prime Minister Ernesto Álvarez has signaled options under study such as a curfew and limits on motorcyclists, though no measures have been finalized.
- Security experts, including former interior minister Wilfredo Pedraza, warn the declaration alone will not address structural causes without investments in intelligence, equipment, and police capacity, and the announcement follows protests and the fatal shooting of demonstrator Eduardo Ruiz.