Overview
- A final decision is scheduled for today, with a Friday press conference to announce whether the action will be a 48-hour shutdown or a mass rally and with execution targeted for next week.
- The move follows a spate of early‑January attacks, including a Line R‑28 driver shot in the neck in Lurín, gunfire against a Line 41 bus in Villa El Salvador, shots at a combi in Ventanilla, and the killings of two mototaxi drivers in Lima.
- Transport groups report that criminal “cupo” demands have surged at the start of the year and in some cases have tripled for companies, drivers and fare collectors.
- Union representatives say they recently met the Interior Minister and acknowledge ongoing investigations but criticize weak prevention in precincts and argue the new PNP general Víctor Revoredo lacks the resources to curb the violence.
- Official figures logged 121 extortion attacks on the transport sector from January to November 2025 with at least 60 drivers killed, while national extortion complaints exceeded 23,000 through October, a rise of about 27.4% year on year.