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Peru Lifts Transport Strike After Security Deal as Argentina Recasts Campaign Following Espert Exit

Security pledges, campaign upheaval, key absences define the week’s resets.

Overview

  • Peru’s government and transport leaders agreed to restore urban service today and convene a multi‑agency working table on October 14, with commitments for victim support, coordination with prosecutors and courts, and tougher blocking of prison phone lines.
  • Officials cite at least 118 transport‑related attack victims in just over a year as Peru’s violence continues, with three separate homicides reported within 24 hours across Callao, Piura, Loreto and La Libertad under active police and prosecutorial investigation.
  • Justice Minister Juan Manuel Cavero publicly rejected accusations over past roles even as Ministerio Público records show 14 investigations on his docket, four of them active for alleged abuse of authority, illicit appropriation and collusion.
  • In Argentina, Javier Milei’s Movistar Arena event drew sharp opposition criticism and a forceful police response to protests, while José Luis Espert resigned from the Buenos Aires ticket and the Budget and Finance Commission; judges are weighing ballot reprinting as Diego Santilli appears with Milei at a Mar del Plata event today.
  • Spain opened its training window without Lamine Yamal after Barcelona reported a pubis relapse, and separate reporting details how AFA president Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia’s leadership maintains strong sway over first‑division clubs.