Peru Declares 60-Day Emergency at Chile Border, Deploys Troops

Overview

• Decree applies to the Tacna region’s border districts of Palca, Tacna and La Yarada-Los Palos for 60 days starting November 29.
• The National Police retain internal order responsibilities with support from the Armed Forces, according to the government.
• Interior Minister Vicente Tiburcio announced 50 soldiers are being sent immediately to the Santa Rosa post, with 50 more due in early December.
• Local authorities reported dozens of people, many with children, gathered at the Chacalluta–Santa Rosa crossing seeking to exit Chile for Peru.
• Chile’s security minister said migrants wishing to leave Chile faced difficulties entering Peru as Kast’s mass-expulsion pledge shapes cross-border movements.