Peru Seeks Cybersecurity Powers

The Peruvian executive branch has submitted a request to Congress for legislative delegation that includes measures on citizen security, organized crime and cybersecurity, according to the letter sent by the president of the Council of Ministers to parliament.

The request would allow the government to issue legislative decrees on security and internal order, with an emphasis on strengthening the fight against organized crime, terrorism, cybercrime and other offenses linked to the use of information and communications technologies. The text filed with Congress also sets a proposed 90-day period for the executive branch to issue those rules, if lawmakers approve the request.

The process is now reflected in the public and parliamentary agenda. El Peruano reported that among the main legal measures published between July 19 and 25, 2026, was Congress's receipt of the executive branch's letter requesting legislative delegation on citizen security, the economy and employment. That publication confirmed the formal entry of the initiative into the legislative process.

The scope of the request has also begun to take shape in other reporting. EFE, as republished by Infobae, said the first Council of Ministers meeting of Keiko Fujimori’s government reviewed the draft decree seeking powers from Congress so the executive branch would have immediate legal tools against citizen insecurity. That report also said the request would be approved at the next cabinet session and that the armed forces are expected to be given control of operations against organized crime in emergency zones, in addition to strengthening the National Police of Peru and the prison system.

Caretas, meanwhile, said the 2026 legislative delegation bill filed with Congress proposes granting the executive branch a 120-day period, based on Article 104 of the Constitution and Article 90 of Congress’s rules of procedure. According to that outlet, the areas covered include citizen security and the fight against crime, state reform and modernization, deregulation, tax and customs matters, and trade facilitation. In the security section, the bill would authorize rules covering military, police, criminal, criminal procedure and penal execution matters, aimed at strengthening prevention, investigation, prosecution and punishment of common crime and organized crime, as well as interoperability among security agencies.