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Interim President Jose Jeri's 30-day emergency order allows the army to patrol and arrest without warrants amid rising extortion and gang violence, with 56 bus drivers killed this year.
- Facing immediate violence, Peru's interim president Jose Jeri declared a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and Callao, authorizing the army to patrol and arrest without warrants.
- Facing a wave of extortion and gang violence, Peru suffers dozens of bus driver deaths amid post-pandemic poverty and political instability after Pedro Castillo’s 2022 ouster and Venezuela's Tren de Aragua rise.
- Adopting hands‑on tactics, Jose Jeri has joined nighttime raids with law enforcement officials and restricted family visits for inmates considered dangerous, imposing a mobile blackout to stop prison‑run extortion schemes.
- Public opinion is split and an Ipsos poll found 45 percent supported Jeri's actions while 42 percent opposed, with locals divided on government efforts.
- Looking ahead, Jeri's short term — ending in July — and Bukele parallels, despite his rejection, as a Datum poll found 55 percent approve of Bukele's approach.
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LIMA (AP) — Hundreds of Peruvians marched again Friday in Peru's capital and other cities to demand the resignation of interim President José Jerí and the repeal of laws they say are failing to combat the rising crime rate in the Andean nation. A state of emergency declared a month ago by Jerí, a 39-year-old political novice, has failed to stem the tide of crime, particularly murders and extortion. The measure has also restricted several constit…
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Peru's interim president embraces the spotlight in 'war' on crime
Like a veritable action hero, Peru's interim president rolls up his sleeves to take part in nighttime raids on prisons and in the street, always making sure his bravado is captured on camera.
Some see it as a new Nairobi Bukele — El Salvador's trusted president of his American counterpart, Donald Trump — but he avoids comparisons with the head of the Salvadoran state. Unfortunate, he appears in a nightly operation in a detention or in the detention of criminals. So is José Jerí, the middle president of Peru, who declared war on crime.
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