The son of peasant farmers, Castillo had been a champion of the rural poor and indigenous groups who propelled him to office in 2021, despite falling short on pledges to spread mining wealth and being hit by regular corruption probes. His dramatic ouster has fired up a deep-seated anger in the rural provinces, especially in the copper-rich south, against the political and wealthy elite in the capital Lima, with protesters taking aim at Congress and new President Dina Boluarte, Castillo's former deputy.
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By Gabriel Romano Desaguadero, Bolivia, Jan 19 (EFE).- The normally busy border crossing in this town on Bolivia’s frontier with Peru has seen little activity since Jan. 4 amid renewed unrest on the Peruvian side in the wake of the Dec. 7 ouster and arrest of elected President Pedro Castillo. “There is not a single …
Peruvian president announces state of emergency will continue in Lima and two southern regions where deadly protests against the government have sparked the country's worst violence in 20 years.