Overview
- The municipality ordered a temporary vehicle restriction in the Cercado de Lima on Friday to prevent pyrotechnics and other objects from entering the Historic Center during planned mobilizations.
- City Hall deployed 800 serenos, 200 fiscal inspectors, 18 drones and video surveillance and said the action drew on a 2023 city-council ruling that declared the area an 'intangible' zone for certain protests.
- Officials reported police seizures of pyrotechnics in operations including one in Acho and said short notice for closures was intended as a 'surprise factor' to reduce dangerous items entering marches.
- Main avenues in the Centro Histórico were reopened early on Saturday while police remained on site, and protest organizers such as Juntos por el Perú sought formal guarantees and arranged alternative concentration points like Campo de Marte.
- The restrictions disrupted traffic and commerce in the historic district and raise questions about how municipal powers to protect heritage will be balanced with citizens’ constitutional right to peaceful protest in the coming days.