Overview
- At least one demonstrator, identified as 32-year-old Eduardo Ruiz Sáenz, died during clashes in Lima and more than 100 people were reported injured.
- Authorities opened an investigation into the fatality, with the exact cause unconfirmed as a lawmaker cited hospital statements pointing to a gunshot wound to the chest.
- Protesters identifying as the Generazione Z movement are calling for President José Jerí to step down, for new elections, and for the repeal of measures they say enable criminal activity.
- The government said it will deliberate declaring a state of emergency for metropolitan Lima, and the prime minister did not rule out a curfew or limits on movement and vehicles.
- Jerí assumed the interim presidency after Congress removed Dina Boluarte, as anger over contract killings and extortion fuels the ongoing unrest.