Protesters had set fire to tires and blocked the Pan-American highway, the country's most important transport and traffic artery snaking north to south (AFP/Ernesto BENAVIDES)
Rev 6:6 NAS And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.”
Important Takeaways:
- Peru president imposes curfew in Lima, Callao after protests
- Protests had erupted across Peru in recent days due to a hike in fuel prices and tolls, during a time of rising food prices.
- “In view of the acts of violence that some groups have wanted to create… and in order to reestablish peace… the Council of Ministers has approved the declaration of citizen immobility (curfew) from 2:00 am to 11:59 pm on Tuesday, April 5,” he said in a televised message.
- Castillo’s action to impose movement restrictions — which will cover more than 10 million residents in Lima and Callao — was met with immediate repudiation.
- “It is like putting an end to traffic accidents by taking vehicles off the roads.”
- The country’s Consumer Price Index in March saw its highest monthly increase in 26 years, driven by soaring food, transport and education prices, according to the national statistics institute.
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