• Latin America The struggle continues in Peru after the failure of the capture of Lima

A protester died this Saturday in Lima, after being injured in violent clashes with the police in protests calling for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, adding

48 deaths directly related to the demonstrations

, the Ombudsman reported.

"We regret the

death of Víctor Santisteban Yacsavilca

in the violent demonstrations today (Saturday)," the Ombudsman reported on his Twitter account.

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The seizure of Lima turned into a pitched battle to seize Congress

  • Writing: DANIEL LOZANO

The seizure of Lima turned into a pitched battle to seize Congress

Peru.

President Dina Boluarte rules out resigning after the failure of the takeover of Lima

  • Writing: DANIEL LOZANO

President Dina Boluarte rules out resigning after the failure of the takeover of Lima

This is the

first death from the protests that has occurred in Lima

.

Precisely this week, Boluarte had said in a recount to the foreign press that the groups behind the violent protests "seek a death in Lima."

"They say that a death in Lima is worth a hundred in the province

," lamented the president on Tuesday at the Government Palace.

The new episode of violence on Saturday occurred after Congress refused to advance the elections for this year as Boluarte had requested on Friday.

The Ombudsman's Office counts

47 civilians killed in the clashes and a policeman burned alive

, in addition to 10 civilians - including two babies - killed in events linked to the blockades.

Until now, the victims have been registered mainly in Puno and other regions in the south of the country, where historically neglected Quechua and Aymara communities live.

Since the removal of former leftist president Pedro Castillo, the Andean south has remained on the warpath demanding Boluarte's resignation and elections.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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