The demonstrators are demanding the removal of Dina Boluarte as president, the release of Pedro Castillo and calling for new elections
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the government of Peru declared a state of emergency for 30 days this Wednesday, the 14th, to try to stem waves of violent protests that have been taking place since last week following an attempted selfcoup by the former president. Pedro Castillo, which led to his impeachment. “It was agreed to declare a state of emergency for the whole country due to vandalism and violence, the confiscation of roads and paths (…) controlled by the National Police and the Armed Forces,” announced Defense Minister Alberto Otarola. Since Castillo was arrested, hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets to demand leadership from the former leader and to demand immediate general elections. The current President of the country, Dina Boluarte, even proposed on Monday 12th to announce that it would submit a bill to Parliament to bring forward the elections to April 2024. traffic, among other things. The government is also considering imposing a curfew. In the second case, Peru had already declared a state of emergency for 60 days in seven provinces in the south of the department of Apurímac, the epicenter of the protests to oust President Dina Boluarte. During these days, according to Article 2 of the Peruvian Constitution, the constitutional rights related to “inviolability of residence, free transit through the national territory, freedom of assembly and personal liberty and security” are suspended in the province of Apurimac.