{"id":164249,"date":"2026-08-29T09:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/164249-peru-govt-seeks-legislative-powers-to-tackle-security-crisis.html"},"modified":"2026-08-29T09:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:13:02","slug":"peru-govt-seeks-legislative-powers-to-tackle-security-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/164249-peru-govt-seeks-legislative-powers-to-tackle-security-crisis.html","title":{"rendered":"Peru govt seeks legislative powers to tackle security crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n             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.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            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.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            Fujimori submitted an \"urgent\" request to Congress to give the government \"the power to legislate on matters of citizen security\" and other areas including trade and tourism.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            One of the first measures proposed by Fujimori is the designation of \"criminal organizations as terrorist organizations,\" according to the request sent to Congress.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            The request has to be approved by both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            Fujimori, who took office on July 28, is the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, who was jailed for corruption and crimes against humanity committed during what he considered a fight against terrorism.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            She campaigned on iron-fist security policies like those of her father, whose legacy remains divisive among Peruvians.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            Her inauguration speech detailed plans to deploy the army to areas where extortion, drug trafficking and illegal mining are rife.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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