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Peru Court Orders Rutas de Lima to Halt Tolls at Villa and Punta Negra

The order enforces a habeas corpus ruling following the concessionaire's brief resumption of charges during its appeal.

Overview

  • The Pachacámac Preliminary Investigation Court, presided over by Judge Patricia Romero Medina, issued a November 4 enforcement order that warns of consecutive fines for noncompliance.
  • Rutas de Lima said it will comply and pause collections at the two booths after briefly restarting charges on November 2, while calling the decision arbitrary.
  • Santa María del Mar’s mayor, Hugo Monteverde, sought immediate execution in the habeas corpus case alleging violations of freedom of transit, and Lima’s city government welcomed the suspension.
  • The company said the Huaylas, San Pedro, Arica and Quebrada Seca tolls remain in service, and it requested police support due to potential mobilizations.
  • Brookfield is liquidating the unit and pursuing a US$2.7 billion arbitration claim, while S/1.5 billion in local bonds face near-term default risk concentrated in pension funds, according to Bloomberg and S&P.