Overview
- The 30-day emergency for Metropolitan Lima and Callao takes effect at midnight Wednesday, enabling army support for police and temporary limits on assembly and movement.
- A government decree formalized the measure but leaves unclear how authorities will gather intelligence to dismantle extortion networks.
- Police report 1,690 homicides from January to September 2025 versus 1,502 a year earlier, with extortion cases estimated near 18,000 this year, roughly 30% higher.
- The announcement follows weeks of youth-led protests over crime and corruption, with one person killed and about 100 injured, after Congress ousted Dina Boluarte and installed José Jerí as interim president.
- The decree states police keep control of internal order with armed forces support, omits a curfew, and includes measures such as banning two riders on one motorcycle and tightening prison security.