Overview
- Transport unions in Ucayali began a strike on Monday that included gatherings at the Sáenz Peña roundabout and blockades on the Federico Basadre road, and some public-transport fares have risen sharply.
- Petroperú issued an official statement on Monday saying it maintains continuous dispatches to Pucallpa and has sufficient fuel inventories both in its plant and in transit to meet demand.
- Local service-station owners and the Asociación de Griferos de Ucayali report rationed deliveries and say retail prices have climbed, with witnesses citing diesel near S/22 per gallon and regular gasoline rising from S/16 to S/20 at some pumps.
- The Frente de Defensa and transport unions are demanding direct government action and have requested the presence of President Keiko Fujimori to address supply and price grievances.
- Petroperú says it is monitoring the supply chain, coordinating with distributors and transporters, and may evaluate using the Fuel Price Stabilization Fund (FEPC) as a policy option to moderate consumer prices.