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Youth-Led ‘March of Sacrifice’ Set for Jan. 28 in Lima as Transport Groups Back Protest, No National Strike

Public transit leaders say services will run normally.

Overview

  • Generación Z confirmed a mass protest for Wednesday, with an 8:00 a.m. gathering at Puente Atocongo and a planned march to Congress.
  • Some transport unions say they will join to decry extortion and recent violent attacks, including explosive incidents targeting buses and businesses.
  • Organizers frame the action as a demand for justice for victims of the 2023 protests and for clarity from the Ministerio Público.
  • National transport association ASOTRANI says it will not participate and reiterates there is no nationwide transport strike.
  • President José Jerí downplayed the demonstration, calling it an exercise of freedom of expression, as regional groups from Puno, Ayacucho and Cusco head to Lima.