The state of emergency lifts constitutional rights, including the right to protest, amid popular unrest over the rise in extortion and killings.
Peru’s Interim President Jose Jeri has declared a state of emergency in the capital, Lima, to stem a wave of protests that contributed to the recent downfall of his predecessor.
In a televised message on Tuesda
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