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Peru Deploys Military as 30-Day Emergency Takes Effect in Lima and Callao

Officials say the decree targets a crime wave that has driven new protests.

Pedestrians buy bus cards at the bus station as a soldier stands guard in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, after President Jose Jeri declared a state of emergency. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
A soldier stands guard at a bus stop in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, after President Jose Jeri declared a state of emergency. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Pedestrians walk past soldiers standing guard in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, after President Jose Jeri declared a state of emergency. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Overview

  • Soldiers and police patrolled the streets Wednesday as the emergency came into force across Metropolitan Lima and neighboring Callao.
  • The order empowers the army to support police and suspends rights including freedom of assembly and protest for 30 days.
  • Measures include a ban on two adults riding the same motorcycle, tighter prison controls, restricted visits, intermittent power cuts to cells, and removal of illegal telecom antennas.
  • Authorities cite worsening violence with 1,690 homicides reported from January to September 2025 versus 1,502 in the same 2024 period, alongside a surge in extortion targeting bus drivers and musicians.
  • The action follows weeks of youth-led demonstrations that left one person dead and about 100 injured, as skepticism endures after earlier emergency decrees under Dina Boluarte were widely viewed as ineffective.