Overview
- Defense Minister Rafael Belaunde inspected Army, Navy and Air Force facilities and toured the Yarinacocha route in Pucallpa on Sunday to review the operational plan for the pope’s Nov. 15 appearance there.
- The Fuerza Aérea’s Grupo de Defensa Aérea (GRUDA) will deploy anti‑drone sensors and electromagnetic disruption equipment before public events in Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco and Pucallpa to detect and neutralize unauthorized drones.
- The government has created unified special security commands to coordinate police, military and Vatican protection details, and the Pontifical Swiss Guard will provide close protection without joining Peru’s chain of command.
- Organizers will open a free digital registration for mass events that issues personal, non‑transferable QR entries tied to DNI numbers and warns the public against fraudulent ticket sites.
- Local cultural programming is being integrated into liturgies, including a shipibo 'canto de perdón' sung by a 168‑member choir in Pucallpa, while the Holy See says the pope is medically cleared to keep the Nov. 11–16 itinerary.