Renewed protests will fuel regional tensions in Peru

Significance

Since December, the geography of protest at the ousting of Pedro Castillo as president has shifted to the south of the country where his electoral support in the 2021 elections was overwhelming. Government authorities, accused of widespread human rights violations, have vowed to push ahead with the ‘pacification’ of the country.

Impacts

• The scale of the protests and fears for the future will hit foreign investment in 2023.
• Peru’s tourist trade is being hit badly by political violence.
• Parties of the left may profit politically from anti-Lima sentiments in a future election.