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Fujimori Declares 60-Day Emergency in Five High-Security Prisons

9/6/2026

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President Keiko Fujimori declared a 60-day state of emergency in five high-security prisons.
The decree lets police and military assume control of the prison facilities.
About half of inmates in those prisons are linked to criminal organizations.
Police and military may also secure the surrounding airspace and electromagnetic spectrum.
Opposition objected after the government asked Congress for 120-day terrorist-labeling powers.

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President Keiko Fujimori declared a 60-day state of emergency in five high-security prisons.
The decree lets police and military assume control of the prison facilities.
About half of inmates in those prisons are linked to criminal organizations.
Police and military may also secure the surrounding airspace and electromagnetic spectrum.
Opposition objected after the government asked Congress for 120-day terrorist-labeling powers.