Lima, Aug 29, 2026 (AFP) - Peru govt seeks legislative powers to tackle security crisis

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2026-08-29

Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori asked Congress on Friday to grant the government 120 days of legislative powers to pass laws aimed at addressing security concerns. Peru is going through its worst security crisis in decades, fueled by the spread of local and foreign criminal gangs that oversee contract killings and extortion. Fujimori submitted an "urgent" request to Congress to give the government "the power to legislate on matters of citizen s......

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