Overview
- All urban transport companies suspended service on January 14, taking more than 22,000 vehicles off the streets of Lima and Callao for a one‑day stoppage.
- The action protested a surge of extortion and targeted attacks on drivers, with union leaders reporting recent grenade incidents against buses.
- President José Jerí met transport representatives in Rímac, while several leaders refused talks during the stoppage, calling on‑site meetings a media show and maintaining the strike.
- National Police commander Óscar Arriola reported no public‑order disturbances under a preventive deployment, and the Metropolitano system continued operating.
- Gremios demanded immediate regulation of Law 32490 and a well‑funded elite interagency unit to fight extortion, as officials signaled plans to publish the law’s regulation soon and to continue dialogue.