The Government of Peru has issued a decree officially declaring a 30-day state of emergency throughout the country in view of the clashes that are taking place throughout Peru following the removal and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo.
The decree, published in El Peruano, the official government gazette, states that the state of emergency provides for the suspension of the rights of assembly, inviolability of domicile, freedom of transit, and personal freedom and security.
However, the decree makes no mention of a curfew as announced hours earlier by the Minister of Defense, Alberto Otárola, at the Government Palace, as reported by RPP radio station.
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte had announced the state of national emergency due to the political crisis facing the country after Castillo announced on December 7 the dissolution of Congress and the establishment of a government of exception.
So far, this declaration was only active in the provinces of Apurimac, Arequipa and Ica, although it has been decided to extend it to the whole country as protests calling for the dissolution of Congress and the calling of new elections have increased.
Meanwhile, the Executive has declared an emergency in the National Road Network, allowing the Army to take to the streets in an effort to protect the country’s strategic points, including airports, hydroelectric plants and other key infrastructure, such as highways.
