The government declared a state of emergency in various locations in the country, including the departments of Cusco, Lima and Puno, and in the constitutional province of Callao.
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“Declare as of January 15, 2023, for a term of thirty (30) calendar days, the state of emergency in the departments of Puno, Cusco, Lima, in the constitutional province of Callao, in the province of Andahuaylas of the department of Apurímac, in the provinces of Tambopata and Tahuamanu of the department of Madre de Dios, and in the district of Torata, province of Mariscal Nieto of the department of Moquegua. The National Police of Peru maintains control of internal order, with the support of the Armed Forces.” read in the first article of the supreme decree published in the official gazette A Peruvian man.
The declaration of the state of emergency covers, in addition to the aforementioned jurisdictions, the province of Andahuaylas, in the department of Apurímac; as well as the provinces of Tambopata and Tahuamanu, in Madre de Dios.
This supreme decree bears the signatures of the president Dina Boluartealong with the head of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola, and the heads of the Defense, Interior and Justice portfolios.
