Overview
- The government imposed a 60-day state of emergency through Supreme Decree No. 051-2026-PCM covering Palca, Tacna, La Yarada–Los Palos, and Tarata.
- The National Police will lead internal order with the Armed Forces providing operational backup in the intervened areas.
- Authorities authorized 24/7 surveillance with drones and thermal cameras, light armored vehicles, continuous motorized patrols, and physical blockades at informal crossings.
- Border agents will immediately return foreign nationals who try to enter Peru through unauthorized routes as part of stricter migration enforcement.
- A Unified Operational Coordination Command will integrate the Tacna Regional Police, Armed Forces, prosecutors, courts, and local governments to run intelligence-led actions.
- Civil liberties face temporary limits in the zone, including home inviolability, freedom of movement, assembly, and personal liberty and security.
- Security forces will target illegal markets with mass seizures of weapons and explosives and tighter checks on informal SIM and mobile sales tied to extortion networks.