Overview

• Thousands marched from Plaza San Martín toward Congress in a youth-led mobilization targeting political elites and rising crime.
• President José Jerí identified the deceased as 32-year-old Eduardo Ruiz Sanz in a post on X.
• Clashes featured Molotov cocktails and fireworks from some demonstrators and tear gas and rubber bullets from police, with several arrests reported.
• Authorities reported more than 100 injuries during the night’s clashes, with Jerí citing 55 police and 20 civilians hurt based on Ombudsman data.
• The protests continue despite Dina Boluarte’s unanimous impeachment on October 10, as Jerí, 38, serves as interim leader until April 2026 elections and demonstrators demand his exit, tougher anti-crime action, closure of Congress and a constituent assembly.