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Protests Force Keiko Fujimori to Cancel Jungle Rally as Stage Mishap Briefly Halts Pampa Michi Stop

Security limits from local authorities forced her team to scale back public events in a region long seen as a Fujimorista stronghold.

Overview

  • Fujimori canceled a planned rally in Sangani after her team said the subprefecture did not grant event guarantees.
  • Opponents in Satipo and Chanchamayo threw stones and water balloons at her caravan, seized orange campaign materials, and later burned banners and giant posters.
  • Following the unrest, the campaign moved to mostly closed-door activity in the Asháninka community of Pampa Michi instead of a public visit to La Merced.
  • During the Pampa Michi stop, a wooden stage partially collapsed and nearly caused her to fall, briefly pausing the event with no serious injuries reported.
  • Fujimori said the campaign is “getting hot” and pledged not to respond with attacks, while Junín deputy candidate Eduardo Vilcahuamán blamed “communists and resentful social groups” for the aggression.