They stirred up the protest. The young people of generation Z did not lead the march on Wednesday the 15th, as planned.
Instead, some left-wing parties and Castilian groups participated.
The young people were located further back, towards the middle of the protest.
Perú21 was at last week’s mobilization—which culminated in the murder of a young rapper, allegedly at the hands of a police officer—and confirmed, through video images, that the march was led by the CGTP.
Well-known leftist parties marched alongside their leaders, and flags were seen demanding the freedom of the coup leader Pedro Castillo.
It was not the young people of Generation Z who led the mobilization, but a sector of the left.
Emblems of supporters of Nuevo Perú—a group that competes in these elections within the Venceremos alliance—and of the Movement for the Unity of the People (MUP), part of the agreement with Together for Peru, also flew during the march.
Also present in the mobilization were the CUNAR ronderos, support groups that ask for the freedom of the Chotano professor, as well as militants from the former Peruvian Communist Party (PCP).
Banners of SUTEP, SUTE and other organizations linked to the left were also observed. In the middle of that scenario, a flag of the centrist party Progresemos even appeared.
Among the group of protest squires, wooden planks used as protectors were distinguished, some with inscriptions from universities such as San Marcos and PUCP.
In the middle of the mobilization, a banner from the En Movimiento group was seen, with well-known faces such as congresswoman Ruth Luque—who arrived at Parliament wearing the Together for Peru T-shirt—, Pedro Castillo’s former premier Mirtha Vásquez, and former congresswoman Indira Huilca.
The En Movimiento flag was also located by Perú21. (Photo: Javier Zapata)
GENERATION ZA THE TAIL
Before the burning of the cardboard violin and the confrontation with the Police, young people began to arrive with some banners that bore the name of Generation Z.
So they burned the cardboard violin near Congress.
However, no spokesperson could be identified, such as Orlando Carrasco or Yakov, since most had their faces covered.
Throughout the mobilizations that began at the beginning of September, the agendas changed.
Initially, Generation Z and its groups demanded a reversal of the law that imposed mandatory contributions on young people, as well as a new release of retirement funds, a measure that Congress finally approved.
Later, the claim focused on Dina Boluarte’s vacancy—which was finalized—and the rejection of Congress.
Finally, in the march on the 15th, each sector arrived with its own agenda: from censure of the Board of Directors to remove José Jerí – the Generation Z organization proposed Ruth Luque, Flor Pablo and Susel Paredes as possible replacements – to the release of Pedro Castillo.
JP AT THE VELORIOUS OF EDUARDO RUIZ
On Saturday, the wake was held for the young rapper Eduardo Ruiz (32), known as Trvko, who was shot dead after the march on Wednesday the 15th, allegedly at the hands of police officer Luis Magallanes.
It was striking that the ceremony was broadcast live through the TikTok account of the youth group of Together for Peru, a party led by Roberto Sánchez, an ally of the Todo con el Pueblo group, linked to former president Pedro Castillo.
JP broadcast Eduardo Ruiz’s wake.
On the other hand, Luis Reyes, the other person seriously injured during the protests, remains in a coma. He would have been hit by police projectiles while the agents threw tear gas bombs, but this version is not officially confirmed.
Media outlets also reported that the 26th Preparatory Investigation Court issued a restricted appearance for Araceli Chunga Escalante and Nilton Calderón Rodas, the last two detained during the mobilization.
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS
As had been announced, the Government officially created a special group in charge of proposing financial aid for the families of the fatalities and those seriously injured in the mobilizations of Wednesday the 15th.
The team, made up of representatives from three ministries, will have ten business days to present a proposal that authorizes financial support, with the possibility of extending the deadline only once, according to the resolution published in the newspaper El Peruano.
MARCH OF ILLEGAL AND INFORMAL MINERS
To close this day of protests, this Monday there will be the march of informal and illegal miners called by Confemin, who demand the extension of Reinfo for five years and the reversion of mining concessions, demands that seek to be approved through two laws in Congress.
Will Generation Z march again? So far, they have not spoken again.
