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Violent Protests Continue Despite Castillo Revoking Curfew

PERU
  • President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday announced the end of a curfew in the capital Lima aimed at containing protests against rising fuel prices following crisis talks with Congress.
    • "We will with immediate effect remove this immobility (curfew). We call on the Peruvian people to be calm," said the leftist leader, alongside Congress president Maria del Carmen Alva.
    • Many congressional leaders had urged the president to do so, saying the measure restricted fundamental rights.
  • Reports indicate the late annulment of the curfew had little impact with Lima protesters vandalising Peru’s judiciary headquarters and attempting to set the building on fire.
    • Interior Minister Alfonso Chavarry said vandals were attacking the police and said officers will use force to prevent violence.

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