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Weekly Report - 09 October 2025 (WR-25-40)
PERU: Boluarte put on notice over extortion
By declaring security to be her government’s overriding priority two years ago, Peru’s President Dina Boluarte took a political gamble that may be beginning to backfire. Over that period, organised crime groups have become increasingly brazen and the authorities have been left reeling from bombings in major cities and the violent growth of illegal mining. Perhaps of most pressing concern for the government is the rise in extortion, which led public transport workers to strike in Lima and the neighbouring port city of Callao on 6 October. This prompted stern warnings from two of the government’s key allies that its anti-crime measures are insufficient.
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