The political upheaval sparks angry and sometimes violent protests around Peru, especially in the rural and mining regions that propelled the former president Pedro Castillo to office in July last year.
LIMA, Peru – Peru announced a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, December 14, granting police special powers and limiting freedoms including the right to assembly, after a week of fiery protests that have left at least eight dead.on December 7 in an impeachment vote.
The political upheaval has sparked angry and sometimes violent protests around the Andean country, especially in the rural and mining regions that propelled the former peasant farmer and teacher to office in July last year. “This requires a forceful response from the government,” he said, adding that it would mean the suspension of certain freedoms, including the right to assembly and freedom of transit, and give authorities the ability to enter homes without a warrant.Boluarte, speaking to reporters from the presidential palace, called for peace and said “we can’t have a dialogue if there’s violence between us.”
The Peruvian foreign minister, Ana Cecilia Gervasi, said she spoke Wednesday with her counterparts from Chile, Uruguay, Costa Rica and Ecuador. The previous day, Boluarte had met with a number of European ambassadors.
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