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Lima City Hall Urges Balcázar to Restore State of Emergency

City leaders say the lapse has left police without needed military support for immediate order control.

Overview

  • The municipality issued a Feb. 21 pronouncement pressing the interim president to reinstate the measure after it expired on Feb. 19.
  • Officials stress the emergency is a short-term tool that enables Armed Forces support for the National Police and rapid deployments in hot spots.
  • During the Jan. 20–Feb. 19 period, joint police–military operations and patrols increased, though City Hall labels the results partial.
  • Mayor Renzo Reggiardo proposes a National Secretariat for Citizen Security to coordinate the Public Ministry, Judiciary, INPE and finance authorities.
  • As of the latest reports, the Executive had not responded, while crime indicators show rising extortion and 273 homicides this year, with 119 in Lima.