Police confront protesters in Arequipa, Peru, this Wednesday. Fredy Salcedo (AP)
Peru transits through an uncertain cartography.
The Government has extended this Wednesday the state of emergency throughout the country due to the intensity of the protests.
Defense Minister Alberto Otárola has reported that the measure is extended for the next 30 days.
In the mobilizations, which have left six dead, there has been a blockade of the airport in the city of Arequipa and barricades on the highways of several regions.
"Due to the acts of vandalism and violence, the seizure of highways and roads, which are certainly already stabilizing acts and are being controlled by the National Police and the Armed Forces and which require a forceful and authoritative response by part of the government," said Otárola.
The protests were unleashed on December 8, one day after Pedro Castillo tried to dissolve Congress without success.
Hours later, the now former president was arrested and Vice President Dina Boluarte took office.
Last Monday, the current president had already declared a state of emergency, but only in the south of the country, in the face of the wave of mobilizations.
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