Overview
- The order takes effect just after midnight for 30 days in Metropolitan Lima and Callao following approval by the Council of Ministers.
- The measure permits armed forces to operate alongside police to maintain public order, including restrictions on freedom of assembly.
- The announcement followed weeks of protests over crime and corruption led largely by young people, with one person fatally shot by police and many injured.
- Interim President Jose Jeri, sworn in after Dina Boluarte’s ouster, framed the shift as moving “from defense to offense” in his first major security action.
- Analysts note Peru used similar 30-day emergencies earlier this year under Boluarte, with limited evidence that such declarations reduce crime.