Overview
- Transportes Unidos and Conet Perú announced a coordinated suspension of urban routes across Lima and Callao on Thursday, January 15, after a string of violent incidents.
- Empresa Huáscar has pulled most of its fleet and is running about ten buses on its R28 line following a January 7 shooting in Lurín that injured a driver.
- Union representative Martín Ojeda reported at least eight attacks so far this month, including two fatal cases targeting drivers and fare collectors.
- Leaders say roughly 80% of companies pay daily extortion fees of 10 to 30 soles per vehicle, often facing multiple gangs with attacks clustering around police shift changes.
- Demands include greater police deployment, funding for a specialized unit, regulation of the ‘Ley Jerí,’ and, per Conet Perú, legislation enabling anonymous-judge tribunals.