First published 9/24/2026, 2:02:15 AM · Last updated 9/28/2026, 4:07:59 PM

Peru joins the Americas Shield during Rubio's visit to Lima

Peru will join the Americas Shield, the US-backed security coalition against transnational organized crime, President Keiko Fujimori announced after meeting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Government Palace in Lima. Fujimori said the move relaunches joint work between the two countries and rejected the idea that it compromises Peruvian sovereignty.

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The announcement formalizes Peru's entry into a US-backed security coalition (Americas Shield) and relaunches joint work between Peru and the United States on transnational organized crime, according to President Fujimori.

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Peru joins the Americas Shield during Rubio's visit to Lima

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