News of political and institutional news in Latin American countries, especially when it concerns the health of their democracies.
Inter-American Watch Friday November 26th, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Perú Peru lawmakers present motion to impeach president Castilllo Opposition lawmakers in Peru, including from the party of narrowly defeated right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, presented a motion in Congress on Thursday seeking to remove leftist President Pedro Castillo. The motion, citing “moral inability” to govern,…
Inter-American Watch Wednesday November 24th, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Perú Peru’s congressional committee declares Evo Morales persona non grata The Foreign Relations Committee approved to “Declare Juan Evo Morales Ayma persona non grata in our country for his negative political activism in Peru and his evident interference and in the political, social and economic agenda…
Inter-American Watch Monday, November 22nd, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Perú Peru’s Castillo shut down 4 mines, citing ecological impact and local protests Peruvian Prime Minister Mirtha Vasquez sparked a controversy with the key mining sector on Friday night, saying a group of four mines in the Andean Ayacucho region would not be allowed any extensions…
Inter-American Watch Friday 19th, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Peru Fearing authoritarianism, young Peruvians battle constitutional change A new charter was a campaign promise of president Pedro Castillo, a former elementary school teacher. His critics worry he plans to lead Peru down the path of other Latin American countries where democracy has withered. From the…
Inter-American Watch Wednesday November 17th, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Peru Active social conflicts in Peru edge up Active social conflicts in Peru grew for a third consecutive month in October when 148 such cases were registered, which also marked a monthly high for the year, according to the latest social conflicts report from the…
Inter-American Watch Monday November 15th, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Peru Pedro Castillo’s popularity drops dramatically: just 35% support his government, 57% disapproves These figures represent a drop of up to seven percentage points compared to last October, when it was 42%, in the most recent poll by Ipsos-El Comercio newspaper. In addition, disapproval increased 9…
Inter-American Watch Friday 12th, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Peru Peru’s Pedro Castillo to sell presidential Boeing jet in cut on perks Peru’s new left-wing president, Pedro Castillo, says he will sell the presidential plane and use the money to fund health and education. In a speech to mark his first 100 days, he also said…
Inter-American Watch Monday November 8th, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) (Reading time: 3 minutes) Peru Peruvian Army and National Police seized large cache of weapons amassed by terrorist group Shining Path The Directorate Against Terrorism (Dircote) of the Peruvian National Police, working together with members of the Army, gave a severe blow to the terrorist group…
Inter-American Watch Monday November 1st, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Peru Perú and Bolivia sign ten agreements after binational Cabinet Bolivia and Peru have signed ten agreements as a result of their VI Binational Cabinet, which was held this Saturday at the Casa Grande del Pueblo, in La Paz. Both the Bolivian president, Luis Arce…
Inter-American Watch Friday 29th, 2021 (Casto Ocando, Editor) Peru Russia ready to supply combat aircraft to Perú Moscow is ready to supply combat aircraft to Peru if the country makes a request, CEO of Russia’s state arms seller Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec state corporation) Alexander Mikheyev said in an interview with TASS ahead of…
