Pedro Castillo Terrones assumed the presidency of Peru on July 28, 2021. With less than a year in office, the head of state has already faced two vacancy attempts promoted by the Congress of the republic; however, the first did not go to debate and the second was discussed before the Plenary and obtained only 55 of the 87 votes needed to vacate a president.
After the strike of transporters, the president ordered a total immobilization for Lima and Callao last Tuesday, April 5, which caused violent marches in the historic center, leaving several police officers injured and damage to public and private property. So far, it has been possible to identify 12 people who were arrested during the attack on the headquarters of the Superior Court of Lima, the National Elections Jury, and the Public Ministry.
For its part, the dollar closed at S/3.7120 on the day of April 9, according to a report from the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). On the other hand, the head of the Council of Ministers, Hannibal Torresannounced that, within the framework of the social market economy, the Executive will present to Parliament a legislative initiative so that the Constitution prohibits monopolies, oligopolies and other dominant positions that may impact product prices.
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In turn, the dean of Medical College from Lambayeque indicated that this region registers a significant drop in infections and deaths from COVID-19, but it is necessary for immunization to close its gaps, which is why he urges the population and the government to advance vaccination to 90% or 100% and thus prolong the epidemiological silence. Added to this, the National Center for Epidemiology, Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health (CDC Peru) reported that there are 165 cases of the ehand, foot and mouth disease in four regions: Ucayali with 120 reported cases, San Martin with 15 cases, Huanuco with 9 cases and Amazon with 21. These territories are now on epidemiological alert.