Peru government programme leans on high-security prisons and the armed forces, and the opposition is asking who is going to pay for all of it.
Peru · POLITICS
Key Facts
—Presentation Prime Minister Luis Fernando Galarreta Velarde presented the programme to Congress on 20 August 2026.
—Security axis One of five main axes focuses on reducing crime, including extortion and drug trafficking.
—Prison plan High-security prisons for dangerous inmates and using disused military barracks to ease overcrowding.
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