Overview

• Recent marches in Lima are dominated by protesters under 30 targeting President Dina Boluarte and Congress.
• Politicians who tried to attach themselves to the rallies faced pushback, with Ricardo Belmont and Alfonso López Chau forced out by demonstrators.
• Other figures signaled support from afar on social media, while some, including Yonhy Lescano, made appearances at the protest sites.
• Organizers and observers cite AFP pension rules, corruption, extortion, violence and public security as the movement’s central demands.
• Clashes and their viral footage have amplified mobilization, with police reporting 26 officers injured and a rights group logging 32 aggressions against protesters last weekend, as new actions are being planned.