The state of emergency enters into force in Peru, which seeks to appease the protests

The Executive clarifies that basic rights will be limited only if it were "strictly necessary"

The Government of Peru has published a decree that officially declares a state of emergency for 30 days throughout the country in the face of the clashes that are taking place throughout the Peruvian territory after the impeachment and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo.

The decree, published in El Peruano, the official State bulletin, specifies that the state of emergency provides for the suspension of the rights of assembly, inviolability of the home, freedom of movement, and personal liberty and security.

However, the decree makes no mention of a curfew as Defense Minister Alberto Otárola had announced hours before at the Government Palace, as reported by the RPP radio station.

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte had announced a state of national emergency due to the political crisis facing the country after Castillo announced on December 7 the dissolution of Congress and the establishment of an emergency government.

Until now, this declaration was only active in the provinces of Apurímac, Arequipa and Ica, although it has been decided to extend it to the entire country as protests have increased calling for the dissolution of Congress and the calling of new elections.

Meanwhile, the Executive has declared an emergency in the National Road Network, allowing the Army to take to the streets in an effort to protect the country's strategic points, including airports, hydroelectric plants and other key infrastructure, such as highways.

The Prime Minister of Peru, Pedro Angulo, has clarified in an interview with RPP that the curfew "will only be situational and will be applied in specific cases."

"The curfew is going to be situational, it is circumscribed where necessary. For example, if there was an airport that is taken over, a curfew will definitely be declared there and to recover it and put it at the service of the public, that will mean that it will enter the Army", stated Angulo.

In addition, the Peruvian 'premier' has specified that the state of emergency will not prohibit people from meeting as a general rule, and that it will be the Police who, according to their criteria, determine limits to meetings if it were "strictly necessary".

In this sense, the Peruvian Defense Minister, Alberto Otárola, has sent a message of calm to the population of the country, claiming that basic rights are not limited.

"The state of national emergency decreed today does not prevent events, meetings, parties, concerts or commercial activities from being held. The country must move forward, especially since thousands of enterprising families have the income from the Christmas campaign," he said in a statement. message on the social network Twitter.

"The measures currently being taken seek to maintain internal order and guarantee the security of thousands of families. The Peruvian Police are based in strategic points and have the support of our Armed Forces," he added.