Facts

• Peru's new president, Dina Boluarte, announced on Monday that she plans to submit a bill to bring forward the general elections to April 2024 amid widespread protests that have killed at least two.^[1]
• Demonstrations supporting former Pres. Pedro Castillo were reported on Sunday across the country's interior, with a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old reportedly killed during clashes with police in the southern city of Andahuaylas, in the Apurimac region.^[2]
• Apurimac's regional governor, Baltazar Lantarón, added on Sunday evening that more than 30 people have been injured in confrontations between protesters and police, while violence has also been reported at the Andahuaylas Airport.^[3]
• Boluarte on Monday also declared a state of emergency in the south, where protests have been more intense as local social leaders don't recognize the new president and have announced an indefinite strike.^[4]
• Prime Minister Pedro Angulo said the state of emergency will be enforced in areas where conflicts have emerged, citing Apurimac, Chala (Arequipa), and a part of Ica. He stressed that other areas will also be monitored.^[5]
• Boluarte was sworn in last week after Castillo was sacked and arrested for attempting to dissolve the legislature in an effort to prevent an impeachment vote against him.^[6]