Overview
- More than 22,000 formal buses, cústers and combis suspended service for 24 hours, producing long queues, scarce vehicles and higher fares from informal operators.
- Mass-transit systems operated to cushion the shock, as ATU kept the Metropolitano, Corredores and Metro Lines 1 and 2 running and Aerodirecto active.
- The Labor Ministry urged telework and granted a four-hour arrival tolerance for affected workers, and EsSalud allowed immediate reprogramming of missed medical appointments.
- President José Jerí met transport leaders during the protest and promised to publish the regulation of Law 32490 by Saturday, but organizers kept the strike in place pending concrete implementation.
- Gremios cite sustained violence—56 drivers killed in 2025, multiple attacks early 2026 and widespread daily ‘cupo’ payments of S/10–S/30—as mayors questioned the stoppage and the premier’s insinuations about transport involvement were rejected by leaders.