Overview

• Hundreds marched from Plaza San Martín toward Congress, where police installed metal barricades and a tight security cordon, and reports said the day ended without clashes.
• Prime Minister Eduardo Arana alleged a “criminal organization” operated within the mobilizations and claimed it prepared corrosive substances to attack police and destroy property.
• President Dina Boluarte asserted youths were being influenced by opponents of her government, seeking to undermine the legitimacy of the protests.
• Protesters demanded early general elections, Boluarte’s resignation, and stronger public‑security measures, with students and families of 2022–23 victims participating.
• Transport and allied groups weighed coordinated actions, as PNP commander Óscar Arriola called firearm access a general right under legal limits and said declaring an emergency for public transport is “almost a fact.”