Latin American Countries Increasingly Rely on Military for Public Security

Peru is the latest country in Latin America to assign public-order duties to its army, a practice that is becoming normalized in the region's fight against drug trafficking but carries risks for civil rights.

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Latin America leaves public security in the hands of the military

Peru is the latest country to turn to the Army for public-order duties, an exceptional practice that carries risks for civil rights and that has become normalized in the region’s fight against drug trafficking

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