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Peru to Update LimaCallao Emergency as Jerí Prepares Integrated Counterattack on Gangs

A cabinet session will weigh the new package after intelligence mapped gang strongholds.

Overview

  • President José Jerí said the LimaCallao state of emergency will be refreshed with complementary measures to be presented to the Council of Ministers.
  • Authorities have identified key gang operating zones and are planning a coordinated response with the National Police, the Armed Forces and local governments, including specialized intelligence groups.
  • Jerí called the current National Plan of Citizen Security a desk plan that does not work and asked to evaluate its repeal in favor of a more operational framework.
  • As part of police repowering, the government delivered ballistic vests, rifles and uniforms, noting a donation from China’s embassy and purchases from 178 local small businesses.
  • The government is studying the legal viability of AI camera monitoring of ex-prisoners proposed by the Rímac mayor, while Jerí sought transport unions’ support and warned criminals the state will track and “hit” them.