Overview

• The 24-hour engine shutdown left parts of Lima with scarce service, blockades and thin foot traffic in commercial hubs such as Gamarra, Polvos Azules and the Mercado Central.
• Transport unions called the protest over escalating extortion and the recent killing of a driver, which they say show a worsening security crisis for the sector.
• Hours after unions announced the end of the stoppage, a public transport driver was shot and critically wounded in San Juan de Miraflores in an attack police are probing for possible extortion links.
• President Dina Boluarte said a 24- or 48-hour strike would not solve the problem and urged people to avoid unknown calls, comments that union leaders condemned as dismissive; the interior minister also downplayed the shutdown.
• After threats to extend the strike, the prime minister’s office and key ministries called union leaders to meetings, as business groups estimated daily losses between S/30–40 million and about S/100 million and Confiep urged redirecting funds to the police from Petroperú.