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Peru's President Castillo announces end of Lima curfew

"We will with immediate effect remove this immobility (curfew). We call on the Peruvian people to be calm," said the leftist leader, alongside Congress president Maria del Carmen Alva.

AFP WORLD
Published April 06,2022
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Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday announced the end of a curfew in the capital Lima aimed at containing protests against rising fuel prices following crisis talks with Congress.

"We will with immediate effect remove this immobility (curfew). We call on the Peruvian people to be calm," said the leftist leader, alongside Congress president Maria del Carmen Alva.