Overview
- President Keiko Fujimori announced the Comando Unificado on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and the government publicly presented its first strategic actions at the Cuartel General del Ejército on Saturday, Oct. 10.
- The Centro de Control y Operaciones at the Army headquarters will centralize tactical direction of police and armed forces deployments while initial protocols and priority zones are still being finalized.
- Senior security and cabinet officials at the presentation included Prime Minister Luis Galarreta, Interior Minister César Astudillo, Defense Minister Rafael Belaunde, Joint Command head César Briceño, and PNP commander Fredy López.
- Experts say operational moves must be paired with financial and telecom measures, calling for the Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera, telephone operators and Osiptel to be integrated to cut extortion revenue and block anonymous communications.
- Analysts warn the plan could falter unless case progression improves because only about 4% of 27,500 extortion complaints reached the courts in 2025, so coordination with the Ministerio Público and Poder Judicial will be the key metric to watch.