Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. On October 10, Peru’s deeply unpopular congress impeached the country’s even more ...

Peru's Generation Z is leading protests against rampant crime and years of political deadlock -- demanding systemic change after watching seven presidents come and go in a decade. Peruvian politics is ...

Extortion is rising, contract killings are up, illegal mining is booming, and Peru’s lawmakers are making matters worse by passing reforms that foster impunity, says a new report. In recent years, ...

In a matter of hours, Peru impeached one of the world's most unpopular presidents, Dina Boluarte, and appointed its seventh leader in nine years. With only six months to go until the next elections, ...

Multiple legislative requests to vote on the removal of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte were submitted to Parliament on Thursday as the country was plunged into a political crisis triggered by rising ...

Peru is preparing for a significant influx of migrants, declaring a state of emergency on its border with Chile.

Peru's interim president Jose Jeri announced a state of emergency in Lima and the neighboring port of Callao on Tuesday, after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organized crime.

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