Peru witnessed another day of protests, with no way out of the crisis

As has been the case since January 19, when many residents of the South Andean region and other lands raised the protest they have kept since the fall of former President Pedro Castillo, Lima has once again been the epicenter of discontent.

The visitors from the northern side of the capital moved with their supporters from Lima to the front of the Jorge Chavez International Airport, where they were dispersed by the police, although the large column gathered and continued towards the center.

There, the uniformed officers announced the arrest of Yaneth Navarro Flores in possession of just over 1,900 soles (about $500) which, according to her captors, would be used to fund protests, which are not crimes, and possibly attacks.

As presumptive evidence, the police showed a page from the notebook with records of modest amounts for lodging and food for the protesters, who had come from the provinces, who they assert had the support of their communities.

On the same day, the People’s National Assembly (ANP), a bloc of central trade unions and other social organizations and left-wing and progressive parties, organized a mass rally, which was joined by those coming from the regions, as part of a single day. national struggle

When the demonstration reached the corner of Abancay Road and Nicolás de Pirolla, the atmosphere became tense, with the police setting up a barricade which they tried to pass through to advance to Parliament but, as in previous days prevented from doing so by the police, unleashed riots which left one dead at the end of the week.

This time, however, the barrier and gates were lifted in uniform and the demonstrators continued up to one block in front of the Legislative Palace. Although the liberated corner was closed again after the demonstration, and clashes between the police and the young demonstrators resumed.

The day was a success in the rest of the country, with rallies, marches and roadblocks, said Manuel Coronado, Secretary of the General Confederation of Workers’ Organization (CGTP).

The daily report of the Office of the Ombudsman confirmed that despite police blocking important roads that had been blocked by protests for weeks, this Tuesday roads were closed at 79 points in 25 districts.

Added to this were strikes and protests in 14 provinces in the regions of Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Cusco, Puno and Tacna; In addition to the suspension of activities in five provinces in the regions of Puno, Cusco and Apurímac.

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