Peru's President Dina Boluarte has extended a state of emergency for 30 days in the capital and two southern regions, according to a decree signed late on Saturday, following protests that have left more than 40 people dead.
The extended measures, which grant police special powers and limit freedoms including the right to assembly, apply to Lima and the heavily indigenous southern regions of Puno and Cusco.
Restrictions in Puno, which has seen violent clashes between demonstrators and police, include a 10-day curfew., shortly after protests broke out over the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo.
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