Hundreds of protesters, including numerous youth groups, took to the streets to demand the resignation of the newly appointed interim president, José Jerí, and to demand justice for the police killing of a protester.
Rejection of the controversial president has continued since he was appointed by Congress to replace the ousted Dina Boluarte, amid a new political crisis that has kept the South American country on edge for weeks, immersed in a relentless climate of insecurity.
Despite Boluarte's departure, the protests have not subsided, especially since his replacement has been severely criticized even before he assumed the presidency of Congress, from which he rose to the nation's highest office.
Furthermore, as a legislator, Jerí voted in favor of a series of initiatives that protesters, mostly young people who have become involved in other organizations, are now demanding be repealed, arguing that they weaken the fight against crime, the main scourge in Peru.
These incidents were compounded by the murder of urban music singer Eduardo Mauricio Ruiz Sanz during protests in Lima on the 15th of this month. He was shot and killed, which is attributed to police repression. More than 100 people were injured in the same incident.
Amid the most recent demonstration, Rodrigo Noblecilla, the Ruiz Sanz family's lawyer, told RPP radio that they are seeking "justice for Eduardo and for all those killed in the protests" that have taken place across the country.
On this occasion, protesters, including social organizations, unions, feminist and youth groups, marched to Congress carrying cardboard coffins bearing the faces of the murdered musician and others who have fallen victim to repression in recent years.
The march was accompanied by anti-government slogans. Peruvian flags were waved to the sound of drums along the route.
Last Wednesday, interim President José Jerí declared a 30-day state of emergency in the capital, Lima, restricting several constitutional rights. This has become another source of public disapproval.
The serious security situation in Peru is one of the main reasons for the protests that have been taking place in recent weeks.
According to the National Computerized Death System, 54 homicides were recorded in the first 10 days of José Jerí's administration alone.
