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Peru Decree Powers: Deputies Draft Compromise Limited to Security and El Niño

Peru decree powers: deputies draft a compromise cutting Fujimori's 66-point request to security and El Niño, as ministers rule out a confidence vote.

  • Peru President's decree powers request limited to public security and El Niño weather emergency
  • Deputies' Constitution Committee debates for two days before reaching compromise
  • Opposition parties willing to accept cuts to original request, government dismisses confidence vote

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