Peru in curfew: restaurants, shopping centers, banks and other services that will not be served this April 5

From 2:00 a.m. today, the compulsory social immobilization decreed by the Government of Pedro Castillo began, who announced the measure through a message to the Nation.

“Faced with the acts of violence that some groups have wanted to create through the blockade at the Lima and Callao accesses, and in order to restore peace and internal order, the Council of Ministers decreed a state of emergency suspending the constitutional rights relating to freedom and personal security, the inviolability of domicile and freedom of assembly in the province of Lima and Callao”, he said in his speech.

For this reason, it was decided to declare citizen irremovability from 2:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. today, Tuesday, April 5, to protect the fundamental rights of all people and emphasized that this measure will not impede the provision of essential services for all Peruvians and Peruvians.

According to the Supreme Decree, “constitutional rights relating to the inviolability of the home, freedom of movement within the national territory, freedom of assembly and personal freedom and security are suspended”.

“During compulsory social immobilization, strictly necessary personnel involved in the provision of health services, medicines, continuity of water, sanitation, electric power, gas, fuel, telecommunications and related activities, cleaning and collection of solid waste, services are exempted funeral homes, transport of cargo and goods and related activities”, the emergency decree reads.

Also, during this day of compulsory social immobilization, only pharmacies and pharmacies are allowed to provide care, while shopping centers, restaurants, delivery, banks and other services will not be able to do so.

Only those people who require urgent or emergency medical attention due to their life or health being at serious risk will be allowed to travel by private vehicle or pedestrian vehicle, as well as to purchase medicines.

MILLION DOLLAR LOSSES

This extreme measure by the Pedro Castillo government provoked protest on social networks and through the media of people who live from day to day, and will not be able to bring food to their families.

Likewise, a day of paralysis in Peru affects GDP by S/1.5 billion nationally, and for Lima and Callao it could mean an impact of almost S/1 billion.

Several constitutionalists call this rule unconstitutional and provocative on the part of the Peruvian government, which is trying to stop popular protests and uprisings over the rise in food and fuel.

“The Right to Protest Is Not Suspended Due to a State of Emergency What President Castillo has done is not only unconstitutional but a sign of dictatorial attitude, intolerable for a country that has already lived too many April 5,” lawyer Andrés Calderon wrote on Twitter.

Former congressman Marisa Glave also said that “it doesn't make sense. How do ministers guarantee such a state of emergency? There is no policy of prevention and attention to social conflicts, so do I lock everyone up? Is the way out to paralyze everything?” .

Journalist Augusto Álvarez Rodrich argued that Pedro Castillo is a “prisoner of nocturnity. Measures recently announced by President Castillo are a tribute to the 30th anniversary of April 5th. What is actually in a state of emergency is their embarrassing inability to govern Peru. All locked up while the poor man doesn't know what to do. Piece of tribute that he does to Fujimori minutes from April 5th”

Ivan Lanegra, Secretary of Transparency, said the president could be charged in office for impeding the operation of Congress. “The parliament should be able to meet smoothly. If you have to meet or meet you should not be prevented from doing so”

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