On Thursday, the streets of Lima, the capital of Peru, were filled with angry protesters. Hundreds of people took to the streets, demanding that the government of President Dina Boluarte do more to fight the rise of organized crime in the country. This protest came at a time when major world leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, were arriving for a big meeting called the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which was set to start on Friday.
The protests had been planned for days. Peruvian transport unions, which represent bus and taxi drivers, had announced a 72-hour strike earlier in the week. They were upset because criminal groups were demanding money from transport companies and even killing drivers. The workers, joined by Peru’s largest union group, the General Confederation of Workers, decided they needed to speak out against the government’s failure to protect them.
As videos from the protests spread on social media, ...
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