Overview

• Five days after assuming office, José Jerí swore in a “Gabinete de Transición y Reconciliación Nacional” on October 15 following Congress’s removal of Dina Boluarte.
• Ex‑PNP general Vicente Tiburcio, a GEIN veteran involved in the capture of Abimael Guzmán, was appointed interior minister to tackle escalating crime.
• Civic groups and youth collectives called nationwide mobilizations and a general strike for today, pressing for a genuine non‑partisan transition.
• Editorials and opposition figures argue the cabinet continues Boluarte‑era policies, with Premier Ernesto Álvarez’s past posts and rhetoric toward protesters drawing criticism.
• Jerí faces renewed scrutiny over an archived sexual‑assault complaint and past explicit X posts, as regional governors—including Ayacucho’s Wilfredo Oscorima—publicly backed him and disparaged protest organizers.