PERU · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened: Peru’s cabinet approved a request for special legislative powers on security and state
PERU · POLITICS
Key Facts
—What happened: Peru’s cabinet approved a request for special legislative powers on security and state modernisation on 28 August 2026.
—How big: The request contains 66 points across eight themes, with citizen security listed first.
—The real story: The government wants gangs like Tren de Aragua classed as “hostile groups” so the army can fight them directly.
Peru wants criminal gangs reclassified as hostile groups so the army can fight them. It is a request to Congress, not a law yet.
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