While some people living in urban areas dismissed these demonstrators as extremists, at least one trusted poll shows a majority of Peruvians support the protests. What has the government done to address this unrest? The new president, Dina Boluarte, called a national state of emergency, an exceptional measure limiting guarantees to certain civil rights. The […]
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Peru’s President Pedro Castillo Faces Impeachment Attempt
SAN LUIS DE PUÑA, Peru — At a livestock market high in the Andes Mountains in northern Peru, Estaurofila Cieza recalled the joy that erupted in the region when a fellow campesino, or poor farmer, was elected president last year. “Everyone celebrated. Every last one of us,” Ms. Cieza said. “We thought, ‘finally, someone who […]