Leftist President, Pedro Castillo, announced the dissolution of Congress and the “take over” of the court system. The people are rioting!!
February 16, 2023
Peru is the third largest country in South America, population 34 million. The country has a 1500-mile coastline. That is the same distance as from Cape Cod, MA. to Miami, Fla.!! Lima is the capital, and the country has a GDP of $213 billion, (51st in the world). The average annual income is $6,700 per capita.
Peru is a world’s second largest producers of copper; Las Bambas is one of the largest copper mines which is owned by the Chinese. Illegal immigrants work the mines.
Peru also ranks second in the world in the production of cocaine.
Castillo was elected president in July 2021. Prior to his election, he taught grade school in a rural area of Peru and served as a union leader. He had no previous political experience. A far-left coalition of groups got him elected. Sound familiar! He is a disaster and perhaps a criminal.
Far left groups, illegal miners and drug traffickers are pushing the country’s radical agenda, very similar to Venezuela. The citizens revolted which led to large, country-wide protests and violence. Airports were burned, courthouses destroyed, roads were blocked, police stations were vandalized, and dozens of people were shot by security forces. Castillo was arrested and later impeached.
The leftist groups in Peru want to “tear up” the current constitution, especially the pro market chapter. That would be a huge mistake. The country is more divided today than in the violent times in 1980’s. So, as of today, the country has no democratically elected president, just a dangerous coalition of radical, left-leaning groups.
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