Pedro Castillo lifted the immovable decree after protests that left many dead

President Pedro Castillo announced on Tuesday that the immovable mandate of citizens was not in effect after more than a thousand Peruvians protested in Lima in defiance of orders to stay home to stop violence in the capital, following previous protests against rising fuel and food prices.

“It is incumbent upon the administration at this time to rescind this move,” Castillo said when he met with parliamentarians to discuss the political crisis.

The control in question lasted only 15 hours. It starts at two in the morning and ends at about seven o’clock.

Protesters came close to Congress but could not make progress as they were besieged by riot police. Some kicked officers and attacked them using baseball bats.

Then they started throwing stones, but the police threw tear gas canisters.

For the first time in recent history, after the end of the decade-long harsh rule of then-President Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), attempts were made to control the protests by barring people from leaving their homes.

The restriction comes on April 5, 1992, a day commemorated by the Peruvians, as Fujimori closed parliament, the judiciary and the attorney general’s office and took the army to the streets with their tanks amid the economic and social crisis.

The curfew allowed the operation of essential services, including food markets, pharmacies, hospitals and garbage collection.

However, the lack of doctors in many hospitals caused problems in caring for patients. According to the order, can mobilize under certain exceptions.

“Movement by private or pedestrian vehicle is permitted” for persons in need of emergency or emergency medical care as they are at risk, and for obtaining medications and the like.

The public complained about the government’s decision.

“It’s a shame, we’re experiencing a terrible economic situation. Do you know what to lose one day? We have to work to eat,” complained Juan Gutierrez, a 45 – year – old father of four. Waiting, he works in a sewing workshop where he pays for every garment you sew.

Bus stops in remote areas around the capital show similar scenes, with large wholesale markets of fish, poultry, vegetables and fruits appearing almost empty, amid the economic crisis hitting millions’ pockets, according to local TV channels. Peruvians.

Fuel resistances

Four people were killed and several others were injured in protests last week by lorries and carriers condemning the rise in fuel and food prices.

In response, the government on Sunday suspended taxes on certain types of petrol and diesel, raising the final price by up to 30%. As a result, over-used diesel has dropped by $ 0.47 a gallon, but many protesters on Monday said there was too much fuel at gas stations.

Major public transport lines did not work, so private cars called taxi-collectivos provided services at three times the regular price.

The Associated Press found that many street vendors offering $ 1.50 breakfast on thousands of streets in Lima did not come out of work.

One of them, Elena Kampova, 40, was able to open her shop despite doubts that the crisis would be resolved immediately. “I don’t think it’s closed (Castillo), things will be fixed the next day,” he said.

On this extraordinary day, many of the main thoroughfares near the capital’s historic center were found empty, with almost no cars or people. Troops came out in support of the police with their guns and positioned themselves not only at strategic points in the densely populated suburban districts but also near the airport, some gas stations and shopping malls. Agents detained several passengers on a bus going to a protest in the Zero Azul district south of Lima.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Defense Minister Jose Cavidia said the curfew imposed by the president on Tuesday was triggered by intelligence information, adding that “violence is becoming more widespread, especially in the center of Lima, so serious action must be taken.”

George Montoya, a right-wing opposition lawmaker and a heavy-handed military official who supported the move, said in his ears, “Today they are planning to plunder Lima, descend from the mountains to plunder the city. To be protected.

The classical meaning of the phrase has been criticized by many, and literary critic Marcel Velasquez has said that Montoya’s comment was “not an explosion, this is the traditional fear of the Lima elite towards Indians,” and recalled that this fear existed centuries ago.

Residents of many affluent areas of Lima beat their characters and landed themselves on social media, while more than a hundred marched with Peruvian flags – on the streets of San Isitro, a rich part of Peru, and the neighboring district of San Borja.

They were monitored without being touched by the police. A protester, who identified himself as the 76-year-old Oscar, told local television station Latina that he was marching “against Castillo’s communist government.”

In Houra, north of Lima, groups of protesters stormed a customs office, and a woman walked on a donkey wearing a hat called “Pedro Castillo.”

At midnight on Monday, after a week of protests in the Andes, the president ordered citizens not to move from two in the morning until 11:59 at night. The day before the protests, toll booths were set on fire and some shops were looted.

The ombudsman, Walter Gutierrez, filed a habeas corpus petition to immediately rescind the curfew order, while Congress leader Maria Alva described the move as “unacceptable” and asked a spokeswoman to rescind the order. Lima’s Mayor George Munoz has called for a presidential election.

Confirmed dead

Defense Minister Jose Luis Cavidia confirmed the deaths of two people in traffic accidents related to the protests.

Also, a boy was killed when he fell into a river from a bridge during a rally. The latest victim was a young man who was taken by ambulance and was unable to get to the hospital.

Dozens of young people have been injured, many of them shot directly in the eyes by police, as in the protests in Chile in 2019 and in Colombia in 2021.

At this time, thousands of people from various parts of the Peruvian capital are flocking to Plaza San Martn in the city center to demand the resignation of President Pedro Castillo. All the streets of Peru. pic.twitter.com/SQp2tbV02H

– Augustine Antonetti (agusantonetti) April 5, 2022

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