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.