Thousands of Peruvians marched on the capital

Peruvian police released footage showing a historic building on fire in central Lima, near streets where violent clashes broke out

LIMA, Peru — Thousands of people demonstrated in the capital of Peru, demanding the removal of President Dina Boluarte, and clashed with police who used tear gas. Numerous of them came from remote areas, where dozens of people have died as a result of the unrest that has gripped Peru since the country’s first leader of rural Andean descent was ousted from office last month.

President Pedro Castillo has been held in detention

The protests highlighted deep divisions between the country’s urban elite, primarily concentrated in Lima, and poor rural areas, and were marked by the worst political violence in more than two decades. Since he was impeached following an unsuccessful attempt to dissolve Congress, former President Pedro Castillo has been held in detention and is expected to be tried for rebellion.

Scuffles and tear gas punctuated a mostly peaceful Thursday. The government encouraged all eligible individuals to work from home. Conflicts got worse after sunset, and in the late hours of that night, a large fire broke out in a building near the historic Plaza San Martin, but it wasn’t immediately clear if it had anything to do with the protests.

Anger at Boluarte was the common thread Thursday as protesters chanted calls for her resignation and street sellers hawked T-shirts saying, “Out, Dina Boluarte,” “Dina murderer, Peru repudiates you,” and “New elections, let them all leave.”

The protests in Lima on Thursday left at least 13 civilians and four police officers injured, according to the Ombudsman of Peru. According to Interior Minister Vicente Romero Fernández, the country suffered injuries to 22 police officers and 16 civilians on Thursday.

Boluarte was blamed by protesters for the violence. You are not to kill your neighbor, according to our God. Paulina Consac said, “Dina Boluarte is killing, she’s making brothers fight,” while carrying a large Bible as she marched with more than 2,000 Cusco protesters through Lima’s downtown area.

The protests today also attracted a significant number of Lima residents, including students and union members.

Pedro Mamani, a student at the National University of San Marcos, where demonstrators who had traveled for the protest were being housed, stated, “We’re at a breaking point between dictatorship and democracy.”

Search Protesters move into Peru’s capital, met by tear gas and smoke By DANIEL POLITI and FRANKLIN BRICEO an hour ago An anti-government protester who traveled from across the country to march against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte is detained by the police during clashes in Lima, Peru, on Thursday, January 19, 2023. In addition to requesting Boluarte’s resignation, the release of President Pedro Castillo, protesters also want justice for up to 48 protesters who were killed in clashes with police. Advertisement LIMA, Peru (AP) — Thousands of protesters calling for President Dina Boluarte’s ouster poured into the country’s capital, clashing with police who fired tear gas. (Photo by Martin Mejia, AP) Numerous of them came from remote areas, where dozens of people have died as a result of the unrest that has gripped Peru since the country’s first leader of rural Andean descent was ousted from office last month.

Advertisement Thursday, protesters chanted for Boluarte’s resignation and street vendors sold T-shirts with slogans such as “Out, Dina Boluarte,” “Dina murderer, Peru repudiates you,” and “New elections, let them all leave.”

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Boluarte was blamed by protesters for the violence. You are not to kill your neighbor, according to our God. Paulina Consac said, “Dina Boluarte is killing, she’s making brothers fight,” while carrying a large Bible as she marched with more than 2,000 Cusco protesters through Lima’s downtown area.

The protests today also attracted a significant number of Lima residents, including students and union members.

According to Victor Zanabria, the head of the Lima police force, 11,800 officers were deployed all around the university and at key points in the historic downtown district.

ADVERTISE Boluarte was defiant Thursday night when she gave a televised speech with key government officials. In it, she thanked the police for controlling the “violent protests” and promised to bring those responsible for violence to justice. Boluarte has stated that she is in favor of holding elections for Congress and the presidency in 2024, two years earlier than had been originally planned.

In addition, the president asked about the protesters’ funding and said that they “didn’t have any kind of social agenda that the country needs.” He also said that they “wanted to break the rule of law.”

The protests resembled a game of cat and mouse for the majority of the day. Demonstrators, some of whom threw rocks at law enforcement, tried to break through police lines. When officers fired tear gas, the protesters fled, using rags dipped in vinegar to soothe their eyes and skin.