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 presumed 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 and Nicolás de Pirolla avenues, the atmosphere became tense, as the police set up a barricade which they tried to cross to advance to Parliament, but as in previous days they were prevented from doing so by the police, who unleashed riots that at the end of the week led to killed a person.
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 returned.
The UGTT’s organizing secretary, Manuel Coronado, said the day was a success in the rest of the country, with rallies, marches and roadblocks.
The daily report of the Office of the Ombudsman confirmed that although the police opened important roads that had been closed by protests for weeks, roads were closed this Tuesday at 79 points in 25 districts.
Added to this were strikes and protests in 14 provinces in the regions of Ancash, Apurímac, 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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