Overview
- Prime Minister Ernesto Álvarez said the Lima metropolitan area will be placed under a state of emergency, with a curfew not ruled out.
- At least 113 people were injured in Wednesday night’s clashes in the capital, including 84 police officers, according to local authorities.
- Police said a criminal-investigation officer likely fired the shot that killed demonstrator and rapper Eduardo Ruiz, and the officer was detained.
- The emergency would permit army patrols and restrictions on assembly as the government prepares a package of measures in the coming days.
- Interim president José Jerí requested special powers from Congress to issue emergency laws without a vote, as Generation Z–led protests spread to other cities.