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  • Peru Is Losing its Battle Against Organised Crime

    04/09/2025 10:51:01 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 3 replies
    The Conversation ^ | April 7, 2025 | Fritz Holznagel
    The president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, declared a state of emergency in the capital city, Lima, on March 18. The decree, which came amid a wave of violence, gives the police and military full control of the security situation there for a period of 30 days. Peru is no stranger to emergencies of this kind. Only last year, in September 2024, Boluarte’s government declared a 60-day state of emergency in 12 districts of the capital. The rationale for declaring the emergency now, as in the past, remains the same: to address the threat posed by criminal gangs. The latest emergency...