Alberto Otarola announces that the government will request legislative powers for 90 days in economic matters

Council of Ministers President Alberto Otarola announced on Tuesday that the executive branch had demanded legislative powers within 90 days on economic issues, taxation, attention to highly conflicted groups of the population and other topics.

“I would like to inform you that our request for legislative powers for ninety days on certain issues of the economy, taxation, financeattention to the population with a high level of social conflicts, the modernization of the state, fitness and meritocracy,” Otarola said during his speech in Congress to request a vote of confidence.

Alberto Otarola He assured that management will not be carried out on autopilot and decisions will be made mainly in the interests of the citizen. This is after what happened in Fist.

“Through you, Mr. President, I thank the parliamentary representation in advance for the positive attention to our request, which was scrupulously formulated taking into account the framework established for this purpose by the Constitution,” he said.

After his speech in the plenary session of Congress, a three-hour debate will begin before a decision is made on whether to pass a vote of confidence in the new cabinet. All benches will have their own specific time to prove themselves.

Activities in Puno

Alberto Otarola also announced that a curfew would be in effect in Puno from 20:00 to 04:00 for three days. This is after a brutal day of protests in which 17 people were killed and dozens injured between protesters and police.

The Prime Minister explained that the measure had been approved by the Council of Ministers and that mandatory social immobilization was being introduced to “preserve” the life and integrity of citizens.

“Today it was approved in Council of Ministers Supreme Decree declaring mandatory immobilization in Fist for a period of three days from 20:00 to 4:00. This is in defense of the life, integrity and freedom of all citizens,” he said.

Otarola confirmed in his speech the death of PNP Petty Officer José Luis Sonco Quispe, who was burned to death in his patrol car in Juliaca province.

“Yesterday at 23:45 near the San Martin school in the Colmena urbanization in Juliaca, a group of protesters detained a mobile unit of the PPP emergency brigade (…), consisting of a brigade of 2 people. officers who were attacked by demonstrators at close range,” the prime minister said.