Inflation, a rising wealth divide and the killing of dozens of demonstrators by troops are driving instability.
Protesters have taken to the streets of Peru this week as demonstrators demand President Dina Boluarte’s authorities step down.
Rising costs, the killing of dozens of demonstrators by troops and a rising wealth divide are all driving political instability.
Former leftist President Pedro Castillo stays in jail, faraway from workplace final December after making an attempt to droop Congress, which is dominated by right-wing events.
So how fragile is Peru’s younger democracy? And may this disaster be resolved?
Presenter: Cyril Vanier
Company:
Paola Ugaz – Journalist who has spent her profession investigating injustice and human rights abuses globally
Javier Farje – Impartial worldwide analyst
Jo-Marie Burt – Affiliate professor of political science and Latin American research at George Mason College
