Peruvian Prime Minister Ernesto Alvarez on Wednesday (Oct 22) asked Congress to grant the government 90 days of legislative powers to pass laws aimed at tackling security issues.

Alvarez made the request during a presentation to Congress outlining the government plan of President Jose Jeri, who was sworn in earlier this month following the ousting of former President Dina Boluarte.

"The government views security as a matter of state," he said before Congress.

"The political and moral mandate of this government is to recover the authority of the state in this short time, restore order in the streets, and ensure that the law once again becomes the expression of justice and not fear," he said.

In a plenary session, Jeri's government secured a vote of confidence, with 79 votes in favor and

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