Protests in Peru LIVE: Protesters march on Túpac Amaru avenue; and the PNP and the Armed Forces. begin to clear roads

Free highway in Arequipa

The Police and the Armed Forces liberated the Camaná highway, in Arequipa. The authorities talked with the demonstrators so that the cars and trucks could pass.

200 police officers in southern Peru

190 police officers from the Lambayeque police macro-region will be transferred to different southern regions such as Cusco, Ica, Arequipa and Arequipa where there are more protests.

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ATU reports on the change of route of the Metropolitan feeder due to the presence of protesters on Túpac Amaru avenue

#ATUInforma Friday 12:51 p.m. | Due to the presence of protesters on Av. Túpac Amaru, the buses of the Carabayllo del Metropolitano feeder route divert their route through Manuel Prado, Universitaria and Parque Zonal avenues, in both directions. pic.twitter.com/1eTzmJNnVW

— Urban Transport Authority (@ATU_GobPeru) January 27, 2023

They attack the house of the regional governor of Madre de Dios

The home of Luis Otsuka, regional governor of Madre de Dios, was completely destroyed by the protesters, as was his car.

“Look at what is happening here, Mr. Minister, take matters into your own hands. This problem is at the national level, not regional. From here I draw your attention, Minister of the Interior, what is happening? The social cost and that they kill me,” said the authority, who was also beaten.

Follow the blockade on the Central Highway

The blockade continues on the Central Highway, at the height of Lurigancho-Chosica, at kilometer 26 of Nicolas Ayllón avenue.

Demonstration on Tupac Amaru avenue

A group of protesters began a march at kilometer 22, in Carabayllo, on the way to Túpac Amaru avenue.

Statement of the Judiciary

“The Judiciary cannot be indifferent to violence, which is always unjustifiable, and calls on the public powers to face with realism, creativity and detachment, always within the respect of the Constitution and the law, the fundamental tasks of promoting the balanced development of the nation and to restore dialogue and internal order in the country, ensuring the rights of all people, without exclusions,” the agency said in a statement.

Pronouncement of the Plenary Chamber of the Supreme Court regarding the social situation that our country is going through and calls for dialogue and peace. https://t.co/7AylY1QrB0 pic.twitter.com/eR9tidXZqr

– Judicial Power Peru (@Poder_Judicial_) January 27, 2023

The Minister of the Interior, Jorge Chávez, stated that in the next few hours the PNP and the Armed Forces will begin to unblock highways in several southern regions.

“We are going to proceed in the next few hours to carry out actions complying with the protocols and the corresponding legal actions because we all know that the interruption of a highway is a crime,” said the head of the Interior at an event in Callao where he was with President Dina Boluarte.

Queues due to blockade of the Central Highway

After the Central Highway in La Oroya (Junín) was closed as part of the protests, there are long lines that reach Chaclacayo in Lima. Since morning hours there have been several private cars and heavy-duty trucks that have been detained.

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Ombudsman’s Report

The Ombudsman’s Office published its latest report on the protests: 57 dead and 1,658 injured, including civilians and police.

“We call on Congress, within the framework of its powers and faculties, to prioritize and place the debate on the advancement of elections in the shortest reasonable term, and in this way contribute to restoring social peace to the entire country,” the institution said. .

The context of social upheaval that the country is experiencing has left 57 losses of human life and 1,658 injuries, among civilians and police, (according to our report on 1/26), the affectation of public and private infrastructure, as well as millions of soles in economic losses. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/f4fM8TiETK

– Peru Ombudsman (@Defensoria_Peru) January 27, 2023

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Mindef-Mininter statement

The joint statement of the Ministry of Defense (Mindef) and the Ministry of the Interior (Mininter) to inform the unblocking of roads at the national level that will be carried out with the National Police of Peru (PNP) with the support of the Armed Forces.

Protests in Lima

Last Thursday, January 26, the protests in favor of the resignation of Dina Boluarte, the rejection of the Congress of the Republic and the advancement of elections continued. There were several clashes between the protesters and the Peruvian National Police (PNP) in downtown Lima.

Riot police officers stand guard during an anti-government protest following the ouster of Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda (SEBASTIAN CASTANEDA/)

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