Overview
- The Ministry of Economy and Finance confirmed on Friday, November 6, 2026 that any national holiday falling on a Tuesday through Friday will be moved to the nearest Monday beginning in 2027.
- Officials say the measure will change holiday dates rather than reduce the total number of days off in 2027, and Peru currently has 16 official national holidays.
- Congress excluded the proposal from the executive’s requested delegation of legislative powers, so the government must now choose a legal instrument to implement the move.
- Legal experts quoted in coverage say the change will most likely require a law approved by Congress rather than a simple executive decree, which could take months and face political hurdles.
- The MEF frames the move as a way to protect productivity and the incomes of informal workers who lose daily sales on midweek holidays while giving formal employers and tourism businesses more predictable long weekends; the government has also said a longer-term goal could be to reduce the number of holidays added in 2021–2026.