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Castillo assumes presidency in Peru A sea change on the Pacific By Marco Terrugi posted on August 2, 2021 Lima, Peru This article is from the Argentine magazine Crisis, revistacrisis.com.ar; translation by John Catalinotto July 27 – “Enjoy your risotto, it will be the last one you eat for a long time,” says one man to another in a restaurant in Miraflores, facing the Pacific Ocean. They’re surrounded by pedigree dogs, runners, surfers, modern buildings, manicured gardens, brand name businesses and expensive cars. It’s a modern, chic, and at times pretentious style. It has just been confirmed that Pedro Castillo won the elections – but in this area of Lima, 85 percent voted against him. ....
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the heat of the second round of Peru’s presidential elections, this Friday marks six months since 14-N, the tensest and tragic day of last November’s political crisis that ended the short-lived presidential mandate of Manuel Merino after the deaths of two protesters. Half a year later, those responsible for the young Inti Sotelo and Bryan Pintado deaths have still not been identified. However, all indications point out that they were shot dead by the police, which used lead shots as projectiles, a non-permitted anti-riot ammunition. Six months without identification of perpetrators of deaths in Peru’s mass protests. (Photo internet reproduction) ....
Close Photo of former Peruvian president Martín Vizcarra. // Photo courtesy of Galería del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores/Wikimedia Commons. The vacancy of the president Martin Vizcarra: An attack on the Peruvian people From Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 to Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, the American dollar rose to S / 3.62 (Peruvian Soles), the highest level reached in eighteen years. This sudden increase in the exchange rate is rooted in the political crisis that developed in Peru. On Nov. 9, 2020, President Martin Vizcarra was removed from office. This act, led by Congress, has had dire consequences for Peru’s position in the international arena. As the economist Alfredo Thorne specifies, radical political changes, “Are a sign of mistrust and uncertainty. If doubts are not cleared, if there is no confidence about how they will manage this transition, the markets will become adverse to Peru, and interest rates of any indebtedness will go to go up.” ....
This interview was originally published in Spanish in Jacobin América Latina. One year ago, Gahela Cari became the first trans woman to run for public office in Peru. Despite receiving high approval with 24,562 votes, she did not win a seat in the parliament because her coalition, Juntos por el Perú, did not pass the 5 percent threshold required by the electoral board at the national level. Even so, her candidacy was historic. Now, in 2021, the situation is different. Recent protests awakened in the population a strong rejection of neoliberal and conservative politics that have dominated the country for decades. In this context, Peru will hold general elections again in April. Gahela will run for Congress again, as part of the Juntos por el Perú movement led by Verónika Mendoza. ....