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Peru Enacts 2026–2028 Security Plan With 134 Measures as Critics Raise Feasibility Concerns

Experts question its feasibility, citing continuity with the previous draft.

Overview

  • The plan, approved by Supreme Decree No. 001-2026-IN, is integrated into SINASEC and is mandatory for national, regional, and local governments.
  • The Interior Ministry must establish monitoring and evaluation mechanisms within ten business days by ministerial resolution.
  • Community prevention is central, with inter-neighborhood sports tournaments targeting participation above 5,000 by 2028 and a goal of 6,000 monthly flag-raising ceremonies.
  • Police resourcing includes 992 cellphones for sector chiefs, replacement of 2,678 patrol vehicles, and AI-enabled video surveillance in 245 municipalities.
  • Specialists, including retired general Ernesto Pérez Rocha, say the document largely reprises a prior draft and doubt near-term execution as President José María Balcázar initially withheld details to avoid “alerting criminals.”