Majority of Council of Ministers decisions prioritize restrictive measures in the face of protests in the country

In the sessions of Council of Ministerswhich usually take place on Wednesdays at government palacegive priority to tackling measures against social protests taking place in Lima and the southern regions of the country against the President of the Republic, To Boluartesince December of last year.

According to a newspaper analysis Trade minutes of meetings that the firm of Alberto Otarola talks with the president, about 17 measures have been taken to contain the mobilizations. The most recurrent turns out to be the declaration of the Emergency state where to mandatory social capital (9 standards) so that the Armed Forces and National Police restore public order.

Secondly, the provisions are based on reports on the situation in different areas of the national territory (5). Then, the establishment or the search for dialogue by the Ministers of State with the social organizations (2) and the corresponding visit to the critical points thus blocked by the motorways.

Other issues that also covered the ministers’ agenda with Boluarte Zegarra include issues related to the portfolios of Justice and human rights, Economy and Finance, Energy and Mines and Health.

It should be recalled that on February 14, the Government decided to extend the Emergency state for 30 calendar days in Lima, in the constitutional province of callao and on the Panamericana Sur, Panamericana Norte and Central highways, the Apurímac-Cusco-Arequipa South Highway Corridor and the Interoceánica Sur Highway Corridor.

With her, the National Police of Peru is in charge of maintaining control of internal order, with the support of the Armed forces, specify the Supreme Decree 022-2023-PCMpublished in the extraordinary edition of the Legal Norms of the Official Gazette A Peruvian. This step was taken as part of the recent demonstrations in different regions of the country.

According to article 166 of the political constitutionThe fundamental objective of the national police is to guarantee, maintain and restore internal order.

During the extension, the provisions of paragraph 1) of Article 137 of the political constitution on the restriction or suspension of the exercise of the constitutional rights related to the inviolability of the home (except on the roads of the aforementioned national road network), the freedom of transit on the national territory, the freedom of assembly and the personal liberty and security, included in the paragraphs 9), 11), 12) and 24) literal f) of article 2 of the Constitution.

The intervention of the PNP and the Armed Forces is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Legislative Decree 1186which regulates the use of force by the national police, and in Legislative Decree 1095which establishes the rules for the employment and use of force by the armed forces in the national territory and its regulations, approved by Supreme Decree 003-2020-DE.

Within five working days of the end of the prolonged state of emergency, the National Police must give to the owner of the Minister of the Interior a detailed report of the actions carried out during the validity of the measure and the results obtained.

The implementation of the actions planned in the supreme decree It is financed from the institutional budget allocated to the specifications concerned, and from the allocations of additional resources authorized by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

He supreme decree bears the signature of the President To Boluarte and it is endorsed by the ministerial chief of staff and the heads of interior, defence, and justice and human rights.

Through the Supreme Decree 009-2023-PCM A state of emergency has been declared for 30 calendar days, starting January 15, 2023, in the departments of Puno, Cusco, Lima, in the constitutional province of Callao, in the province of Andahuaylas (Apurímac), in the provinces of Tambopata and Tahuamanu (Madre de Dios), and in the district of Torata (Moquegua).