Overview
- Peru’s judiciary will hear on 26 November a request to impose 18 months of preventive detention on MRTA leader Víctor Polay in the ‘Las Gardenias’ case, after prosecutors sought life imprisonment for aggravated terrorism and qualified homicide.
- Prosecutors argue Polay poses flight and obstruction risks as his current 35‑year sentence ends on 3 January 2026; a separate accusation‑control hearing is set for 28 November.
- INPE confirmed transfers of high‑profile inmates, including Vladimiro Montesinos, to the Ancón II prison and ordered inmate reclassifications following recent security breaches.
- In Lima, gun attacks tied to extortion prompted route suspensions: a Carabayllo shooting left two injured with a letter referencing payments to an inmate at Castro Castro, and more than 35 ‘Los Rojitos’ combis halted service after a Pamplona assault.
- In Mexico, transport and farm groups blocked roads in at least 20 states over highway security and a draft water law, as the government called for talks, alleged political motives and said some organizers have open federal investigations; organizers dispute receiving a formal invitation and warn of further actions.