sentences:  It would establish explicit protection to LGBT people against discrimination, persecution and incitement to hatred.To break the political deadlock within Congress, a governmental decree (Nº 1323) adding the terms sexual orientation and gender identity to existing hate crime and anti-discrimination laws was published in the country's official gazette, with the new Penal Code coming into effect on 7 January 2017.The decree was issued by recently elected President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.