Top Peru court decides to extend ex-president Pedro Castillo's detention for 18 months as protests disrupting tourism and trade persist across the Andean nation
Police arrive to clear debris from a highway, placed by supporters of Pedro Castillo protesting his detention in Arequipa on December 15, 2022.
The judge's decision came a day after the government declared a state of emergency as it struggles to calm violent protests.
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