Peru Declares a State of Emergency

The new government is off to a bad start with the truckers.

Peru declares state of emergency on highways

Peru on Thursday declared a one-month state of emergency on all its highways in a bid to clear road blocks set up by truckers protesting against price increases.

The measure allows for the army to be deployed to clear the blockades, while also suspending certain constitutional rights such as freedom of movement and assembly.

The decree, published in the official newspaper, said "the police will keep control of internal order, with help from the armed forces."