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Despite successive records in monthly tax revenue, the cap means government can only increase spending by the previous year's inflation rate. Leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who will be sworn in on Jan. 1, promised to abolish the rule.

Perus Supreme Court Judge Juan Carlos Checkley, on Thursday (local time), ordered former President Pedro Castillo to remain in pre-trial detention for 18 months after his arrest last week, Andina, Peru News Agency reported.

The Peruvian parliament on Friday (December 16) rejected a bill that sought to bring elections in the country forward by more than two years. The parliament looked to end protests against the ousting of former president Pedro Castillo. The protests have left 18 dead.  The proposal to move the elections from 2026 to December 2023, which needed 87 votes to pass, received only 49 in favor with 33 against and 23 abstentions, according to the official count. The protests after the ouster of Castillo...

Lets take a look at some other stories in the headlines. peru has declared a state of emergency for the next 30 days. supporters of former president, pedro castillio, continue to protest. the countrys main roads and airports are blocked as people take to the streets. mr castillo was impeached and detained for alleged corruption following his attempt to dissolve perus congress. russia has launched a new wave of air strikes on ukraine — targeting the capital kyiv. ukrainian officials say their a...

In a way that avoids further escalation. a chinese embassy spokesman said its staff had been the victims of the violence and the consul—general had simply completed his term of office. james landale, bbc news. china is facing problems with stockpiling after it relaxed its most severe covid—i9 policies last week. people have been rushing to buy ibuprofen, cold medicines and covid testing kits amid reports of shortages. products for home remedies are now largely unavailable online, including l...

On Tuesday, a court in Peru rejected an appeal by ousted former president Pedro Castillo to be released from provisional detention after prosecutors accuse..

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President Dina Boluarte's administration says it has received the backing of governments in Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay and Costa Rica, underlining split over Peru's political crisis in the region.

Countries including brazil, mexico, argentina. what of those leaders saying about the situation in peru at moment and had as a play into the role of peru in latin american politics?— peru in latin american politics? they have ust releasedfi politics? they have ust released some * politics? they have just released some joint - politics? they have just - released some joint documents saying they believe that pedro castillo was wrongfully removed from office, which is not true. it does not fly i...

Its quite gruesome because we have seen a lot of people losing their lives and also we have seen some looting, we have seen some people harming journalists, and even trying to loot some mainstream media buildings. this is a controlled platform. it goes from the release of castillo, to ousting all the parliamentarians, also the removal of dina boluarte, the removal of the current prime minister. i mean, their demands are quite various, including also economic grievances. i think it is highly unli...