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LimaCallao Transport Unions Confirm Oct. 2 Strike Over Extortion, Plan March to Congress

Officials keep schedules unchanged despite union demands for an elite anti‑extortion force.

Overview

  • ANITRA says 460 companies, involving roughly 10,000 vehicles, will halt service and join a coordinated march on Thursday.
  • Unions propose a joint elite unit of the PNP, the Public Ministry and the Judiciary with SUNAT and Contraloría oversight plus periodic polygraph testing.
  • The government has not declared an exceptional non‑working day, and the Education Ministry indicates in‑person classes continue unless conditions force a change.
  • Transport leaders cite dozens of killings and widespread extortion, fault unfulfilled security pledges, and reject calls to arm drivers or charge police fares.
  • Union representatives warn the protest could radicalize without concrete action, as the PNP names Óscar Arriola its new commander general.