2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/214271We describe the perverse filtration in cohomology using the Lefschetz Hyperplane Theorem.Revised version with minor changes. To appear in Annals of MathematicsAlgebraic GeometryThe perverse filtration and the Lefschetz Hyperplane Theoremtext