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RFI interviewed a young militant in Puno about the apparent calm of the protests in the rest of Peru, three months after the outbreak of the social unrest that began in the south of the country. Puno is the only region that has several roads blocked.
In Puno, 35 points with interrupted traffic are reported on nine national highways. Protests continue in that region against the interim government of President Dina Boluarte. This Monday new concentrations and blockades were called.
This is how Nélson Calderón López, a member of the Youth Group Delegation of the province of Puno, explains it:
“Actually, the protests here in Puno have never stopped. There were two days of truce, but they never stopped. Today they met in the capital of the region to continue raising awareness among people who have not yet joined the fight Although it is true that there are many jurisdictions that have paralyzed, it is because many protesters live from day to day. So they themselves are giving themselves a truce to be able to restock and avoid an economic crisis. That is partly why this has been tempered. But now it is restarting again. And they also have plans to travel to the capital again.”
While the demonstrations persist, the region is drowning in logistical problems due to the blockades on its main routes. Added to the shortage of fuel and the high price of food is the lack of liquidity in the banks. According to Nélson Calderón, these factors respond to the pressure exerted by the government to stop the mobilizations.
“Basically, my region is dedicated to agriculture and livestock. From this point of view, my people hardly feel it (the shortage). People don’t feel hunger or the economic crisis, they say ‘food doesn’t help us’ missing and that’s it'”.
But there are many people who cannot receive pensions because there is no liquidity in the banks.
“Yes, we are weighing each of the difficulties. My people are also a bit upset because the airport is still operational, but nevertheless supplies for police and military personnel are arriving at the airport. However, for entities such as banks or of another nature, it is not arriving, that is, it gives us to understand that the government is trying to drown out by all means so that the population suffers and says now, we better stop the protests”.
Peru’s economic activity registers losses of more than 500 million dollars as a result of systematic blockades and forced stoppages. According to the Lima Chamber of Commerce, more than one million jobs, equivalent to 27.8% of formal employment in Peru, are at risk of being lost due to the protests.
