The roadblocks that prevented the entry of trucks caused shortages of meat, potatoes and other food, in addition to the product price increase in the “San Pedro” supply center, the main market of Cusco. The general secretary of the General Confederation of Workers of Peru, Gerónimo López, assured that the demonstrations will continue “until the resignation of Boluarte and the other items on the agenda, such as the elections this year and the referendum for the Constituent Assembly”.
In it tourist aspect, Carlos Durand, president of PerúCámaras, announced that the level of cancellations rose to 80%. As happened this Thursday, there was a new confrontation -which included stones and tear gas- between protesters and police officers at the Arequipa airport, when protesters tried to take control of the air terminal. In Cusco, the rail service that reaches the Machu Picchu, stranding at least 300 foreign tourists and premises in the town of Aguas Calientes. The operations of three Peruvian airports remain suspended.
Other events of the day occurred in Cusco, when a group of protesters entered the camp of the antapaccay mine to demand that they completely paralyze their activities in solidarity with the mobilizations. Finally, They took the place and set fire to the facilities, responding to the police presence with stones. In addition, since the beginning of the protests, 16 attacks on journalists were recordedaccording to the National Association of Journalists of Peru.
The riots have claimed at least 45 lives -44 civilians and one police officer- since December 7, when Congress removed President Pedro Castillo. The head of the Peruvian Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola, defended the operation through a post on his Twitter account: “Today we are witnesses of those who attack and use violence. We reject and condemn all attacks against the police and against our country . The Peruvian National Police has responded with prudence and professionalism, without falling into provocations despite the serious attacks it has suffered“.
Source: Ambito
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