Overview
- The Constitutional Court this week annulled articles 283‑A and 315‑B of the penal code from Decreto Legislativo 1589 that made funding or providing food, transport or supplies to demonstrations a crime.
- All investigations and charges brought under those annulled provisions must be archived and have no legal effect for the people involved.
- The court said the contested wording was vague and violated the constitutional principles of legality and tipicidad by criminalizing preparatory acts and everyday solidarity tied to peaceful protest.
- The decision explicitly keeps in force tougher penalties for violent conduct, vandalism and road blockades and instructs authorities to separate violent actors from peaceful participants when investigating.
- The ruling sets a legal precedent that will force clearer drafting of future penal rules and will change how police, prosecutors and lawmakers handle protests and support networks in Peru.