Overview
- The Ayacucho Heavy Cargo Transport Association confirmed an open‑ended strike from March 23 over the critical state of the Los Libertadores highway, urging an emergency declaration after reports of 50–60 cm potholes and what they call functional collapse.
- Union leaders say letters to the Presidency, the Transport Ministry and Provías Nacional received no concrete replies, while concession rules, pending studies and a litigated 121 km stretch are delaying comprehensive repairs for years.
- Urban transport groups in Lima and Callao formally asked the new prime minister, Luis Arroyo, for a temporary subsidy, Reactiva‑style credit lines and tax relief, warning they may escalate to an indefinite stoppage if talks stall.
- Sector representatives report extortion and fear have pushed the operative fleet below 50% and worsened driver shortages, deepening financial strain on companies already hit by fuel costs.
- Police detained Junior Wilfredo Huamaní Tapia, 28, as the main suspect in the SJM ‘Los Rojitos’ combi shooting that killed three, and separately arrested five in Piura with illegal loan cards and two dynamite cartridges that UDEX deactivated, while a barrista‑linked shooting in SJL left one dead and two injured under active investigation.