Overview
- Peru’s executive branch, which published Laws No. 32565 and 32564 Tuesday in the official gazette El Peruano, set new requirements for the anthem and for national symbols.
- The new Day of the National Anthem on September 28 mandates a synchronized 12:00 p.m. singing across public offices, schools, and private workplaces, and national media must air it.
- The date remains a working day, so institutions will pause briefly for the noon ceremony rather than close for a holiday.
- A companion law limits the official Coat of Arms to the Armed Forces and National Police on war flags, uniforms, and decorations, and it lets the central bank keep using it on bills and coins.
- Document rules are now fixed, placing the National Coat of Arms on IDs, passports, driver’s licenses, and university cards, reserving the Great Seal for academic titles and high‑level state papers, and reaffirming the motto “Firme y feliz por la unión” for state branding.