Overview

• Speaking at the Navy’s anniversary, President Dina Boluarte said her administration is confronting crime “with strategy” alongside the National Police and the Armed Forces.
• She characterized extortion against drivers as a “new terrorism” and called for unified state institutions to make streets safer.
• Boluarte argued that criminal groups were strengthened by illegal immigration permitted by previous governments.
• Her speech came after transport workers staged a motor shutdown to protest extortion, and she voiced solidarity with their demands.
• Critics flagged inconsistent messaging, noting her advice two days earlier to ignore extortion calls and La República’s report of more than 5,400 victims, while Interior Minister Carlos Malaver drew scrutiny for reportedly downplaying a driver’s killing.