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Lima and Callao Transport Strike to Halt Service for 24 Hours Starting Midnight Jan. 14

City leaders propose remote bus-camera monitoring in response to violent extortion of drivers.

Overview

  • Transport unions confirmed a citywide stoppage beginning at 00:00 on January 14, with a 24-hour suspension of services and engines turned off on major routes.
  • Nearly 22,000 vehicles from multiple operators are expected to stay off the roads, sharply reducing public transport availability across the capital.
  • Union leaders say the action protests extortion and lethal attacks on drivers and cobradores, with an observatory reporting a driver killed roughly every eight hours.
  • A meeting with President José Jerí did not produce an agreement, and organizers kept the strike plan in place.
  • Lima Mayor Renzo Reggiardo offered municipal monitoring of existing onboard cameras and funding for more devices, and outlets report no confirmed extension to January 15.