Overview
- The regional strike began on Wednesday, September 16 and is scheduled for 72 hours with organizers reporting about 90% adherence across provinces including Maynas, Datem del Marañón, Alto Amazonas and Requena.
- Commercial life in Iquitos was sharply reduced on the first day, with major markets such as the Casona de Belén registering very few vendors and river and road traffic significantly curtailed by piquetes.
- Some protest groups used aggressive enforcement tactics, with videos and witnesses showing participants carrying sharp objects and several motorcycle tires being punctured, prompting a deployment of Policía Nacional officers to keep order.
- CGTP Loreto leaders say they remain willing to negotiate but insist that representatives of the Executive with decision‑making power travel to Iquitos to install a mesa de diálogo and sign concrete commitments.
- The national government has applied temporary fuel subsidies of roughly 15–20% and announced a reorganization of Electro Oriente, but protesters say those steps do not solve chronic diesel‑dependent power outages or the enforcement gaps that let illegal mining and river supply problems persist.