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🇵🇪 Today's events in Andahuaylas are being called the largest uprising of southern Peru in years. The number of hostages at the airport has risen to 60 (police reinforcements have been taken), and the airport buildings are on fire.
It is also claimed that the protests have no leaders among the local left. People join the clashes spontaneously, in some places they are driven by communities’ leadership.
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It is also claimed that the protests have no leaders among the local left. People join the clashes spontaneously, in some places they are driven by communities’ leadership.
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Секс, картели, Фрида Кало
🇵🇪Сегодняшние события в Андауайласе зовут крупнейшим восстанием юга Перу за многие годы. Количество заложников в аэропорту увеличилось до 60 человек (захвачено полицейское подкрепление), здания аэропорта горят.
Также заявляется, что у протестов нет лидеров…
Также заявляется, что у протестов нет лидеров…
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🇵🇪 Mass protests in Peru
as of December 17, 2022
For 11 days mass demonstrations, strikes and clashes with the police have been underway in Peru. They are caused by the parliament's decision to impeach President Pedro Castillo and his following detention.
Peruvians are blocking roads, storming airports, and administrative buildings. Police and the Army use live ammunition to disperse the protests. Demonstrators respond with improvised explosives and gunfire.
So far, more than 30 people have been killed and hundreds injured. The largest number of victims is reported from Ayacucho province, where seven residents have been killed.
🔻Latest events
▪️Defense Minister Luis Alberto Otarola declared a state of emergency throughout the country for 30 days. A curfew has been imposed in 15 provinces.
The measures not only suspend free movement throughout the country ahead of the Christmas, but also provide police with the right to search homes without permission or a court order.
▪️These measures made protesters to tighten their demands, which are now as follows:
➖ the release of Pedro Castillo and his return to the position;
➖ the convening of a Constituent Assembly and creation of a new constitution;
➖ dissolution of Congress.
▪️New President Dina Boluarte has been trying to placate demonstrators with promises of early elections during the week: first they were planned to be rescheduled from 2026 to 2024, and then to 2023. But the Peruvian Congress rejected the relevant bill.
🔻Reactions to Peruvian protests abroad
➖The governments of Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, and Colombia issued a joint statement condemning the imprisonment of President Pedro Castillo. They also accused Boluarte and her supporters of "undemocratic pressure" on the arrested former head of state. In response, the Peruvian Foreign Ministry recalled ambassadors from all four countries.
➖ At the same time, the U.S., the EU and the UN expressed support for Dina Boluarte's government of.
🔻 In the previous review it was mentioned that even though the demonstrations are massive and the clashes fierce, the protesters have serious problems that greatly reduce their chances of success.
These include the lack of unified coordination of actions, as well as discontent with the figure of Castillo himself, who, contrary to his own promises made earlier, made concessions to the local oligarchy.
With no clear leaders in the opposition and no support from the security forces, the protests will gradually fade away. Under these conditions, the new Peru authorities have no reason to make concessions to the demonstrators: it is enough to wait for the protest to fade and to easily disperse those who won't agree to give up.
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as of December 17, 2022
For 11 days mass demonstrations, strikes and clashes with the police have been underway in Peru. They are caused by the parliament's decision to impeach President Pedro Castillo and his following detention.
Peruvians are blocking roads, storming airports, and administrative buildings. Police and the Army use live ammunition to disperse the protests. Demonstrators respond with improvised explosives and gunfire.
So far, more than 30 people have been killed and hundreds injured. The largest number of victims is reported from Ayacucho province, where seven residents have been killed.
🔻Latest events
▪️Defense Minister Luis Alberto Otarola declared a state of emergency throughout the country for 30 days. A curfew has been imposed in 15 provinces.
The measures not only suspend free movement throughout the country ahead of the Christmas, but also provide police with the right to search homes without permission or a court order.
▪️These measures made protesters to tighten their demands, which are now as follows:
➖ the release of Pedro Castillo and his return to the position;
➖ the convening of a Constituent Assembly and creation of a new constitution;
➖ dissolution of Congress.
▪️New President Dina Boluarte has been trying to placate demonstrators with promises of early elections during the week: first they were planned to be rescheduled from 2026 to 2024, and then to 2023. But the Peruvian Congress rejected the relevant bill.
🔻Reactions to Peruvian protests abroad
➖The governments of Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, and Colombia issued a joint statement condemning the imprisonment of President Pedro Castillo. They also accused Boluarte and her supporters of "undemocratic pressure" on the arrested former head of state. In response, the Peruvian Foreign Ministry recalled ambassadors from all four countries.
➖ At the same time, the U.S., the EU and the UN expressed support for Dina Boluarte's government of.
🔻 In the previous review it was mentioned that even though the demonstrations are massive and the clashes fierce, the protesters have serious problems that greatly reduce their chances of success.
These include the lack of unified coordination of actions, as well as discontent with the figure of Castillo himself, who, contrary to his own promises made earlier, made concessions to the local oligarchy.
With no clear leaders in the opposition and no support from the security forces, the protests will gradually fade away. Under these conditions, the new Peru authorities have no reason to make concessions to the demonstrators: it is enough to wait for the protest to fade and to easily disperse those who won't agree to give up.
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#Peru #digest
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🇵🇪🇲🇽 President Castillo’s family leaves for Mexico
The family of Peru's ousted President Pedro Castillo has left Peru for Mexico after the latter offered them asylum. Castillo remains in detention in Peru.
Peru's foreign minister had earlier granted Mr Castillo's wife and children safe passage from the Mexican embassy in Lima to the airport. The Mexican ambassador to Lima also departed on board the same plane after Peru had ordered him to leave the country within 72 hours.
Peru's foreign ministry said in its social media accounts that it was expelling Ambassador Pablo Monroy because "of the repeated statements by that country's highest authorities about the political situation in Peru".
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The family of Peru's ousted President Pedro Castillo has left Peru for Mexico after the latter offered them asylum. Castillo remains in detention in Peru.
Peru's foreign minister had earlier granted Mr Castillo's wife and children safe passage from the Mexican embassy in Lima to the airport. The Mexican ambassador to Lima also departed on board the same plane after Peru had ordered him to leave the country within 72 hours.
Peru's foreign ministry said in its social media accounts that it was expelling Ambassador Pablo Monroy because "of the repeated statements by that country's highest authorities about the political situation in Peru".
#Peru #Mexico
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🇵🇪 Peruvian generals arrested in corruption scandal involving Castillo
Six Peruvian generals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a corruption ring involving former President Pedro Castillo Terrones, the country's Attorney General's Office announced.
The military officers are believed to have paid bribes in exchange for their promotion with Castillo's knowledge and authorization.
After 26 raids carried out in different cities of the country, authorities are still looking for other high-ranking former or present police officers.
The defendants are believed to have paid between US$ 20,000 to US$ 30,000 for their promotion to general during the first year of Castillo's government.
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Six Peruvian generals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a corruption ring involving former President Pedro Castillo Terrones, the country's Attorney General's Office announced.
The military officers are believed to have paid bribes in exchange for their promotion with Castillo's knowledge and authorization.
After 26 raids carried out in different cities of the country, authorities are still looking for other high-ranking former or present police officers.
The defendants are believed to have paid between US$ 20,000 to US$ 30,000 for their promotion to general during the first year of Castillo's government.
#Peru
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🇵🇪🇧🇴 Roads blocked by protesters in Peru and Bolivia
Currently, protests in Peru and Bolivia continue, both caused by people’s dissatisfaction with governments’ actions.
In Peru, demonstrators demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte and the closure of Congress, following the arrest of former President Pedro Castillo.
The Peruvian Superintendence of Land Transportation of People, Cargo, and Goods (Sutran) reports that now 53 roadblocks take place in nine regions of the country (Apurimac, Cusco, Puno, Arequipa, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, Madre de Dios, Tacna). The toughest situation is observed in the southern provinces of Puno, El Collao, and Yunguyo.
The roadblocks interrupted the access of Bolivian trucks and other vehicles to Peru, the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Meanwhile, Bolivia keeps being gripped by protests which started on December, 28 due to the detention of the Santa Cruz governor, Luis Fernando Camacho. At the moment, he is being kept in the Chonchocoro prison in La Paz.
According to the Bolivian Minister of Public Works, Edgar Montaño, groups of protesters set up blockade points on the highways to the Chiquitanía, the Chaco of Santa Cruz and to the north that connects with Cochabamba and the Santa Cruz valleys.
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Currently, protests in Peru and Bolivia continue, both caused by people’s dissatisfaction with governments’ actions.
In Peru, demonstrators demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte and the closure of Congress, following the arrest of former President Pedro Castillo.
The Peruvian Superintendence of Land Transportation of People, Cargo, and Goods (Sutran) reports that now 53 roadblocks take place in nine regions of the country (Apurimac, Cusco, Puno, Arequipa, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, Madre de Dios, Tacna). The toughest situation is observed in the southern provinces of Puno, El Collao, and Yunguyo.
The roadblocks interrupted the access of Bolivian trucks and other vehicles to Peru, the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Meanwhile, Bolivia keeps being gripped by protests which started on December, 28 due to the detention of the Santa Cruz governor, Luis Fernando Camacho. At the moment, he is being kept in the Chonchocoro prison in La Paz.
According to the Bolivian Minister of Public Works, Edgar Montaño, groups of protesters set up blockade points on the highways to the Chiquitanía, the Chaco of Santa Cruz and to the north that connects with Cochabamba and the Santa Cruz valleys.
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🇵🇪 What's happening in Peru?
Key events since the beginning of January 2023
Protests continue in Peru, triggered by the impeachment and subsequent arrest of President Pedro Castillo. More than 60 people have already been killed in clashes with the police.
The protesters demanded the resignation of the unelected President Dina Boluarte, new elections, the release of Castillo and the adoption of a new constitution.
On January 15, a state of emergency was declared in Lima, Callao, Cuzco and Puno and two days later in the whole of Peru.
The airports in Puno and Arequipa were closed and the main highways were blocked by demonstrators.
The Peruvian crisis is destabilizing the whole region.
Peru's former president was supported by authorities in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela.
▪️ During the meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on January 24, Honduran President Xiomara Castro demanded the immediate release of the imprisoned Pedro Castillo.
The Peruvian Foreign Ministry responded by withdrawing its ambassador from Honduras.
▪️ In light of growing international pressure, Boluarte still had to address the Organization of American States on January 25. She said her administration was "pained by the irreparable loss of a large number of compatriots."
Opposition media condemned the tone of her speech, accusing Boluarte of indifference to what is happening, and called her words "another manifestation of the lies that are characteristic of a president who has committed a coup d'état."
🔻 A number of Peruvian congressmen, in response to the protesters' demands, announced their intention to impeach Dina Boluarte.
The motion has been signed by 28 members of Congress, and now it must receive 52 more votes before it can be submitted for debate in Parliament.
▪️ The impeachment will pass if it is supported by 2/3 of MPs. However, such an outcome is unlikely because Congress is for the most part controlled (https://t.me/rybar/41954) by the oligarchic clans that brought Boluarte to power.
▪️ Moreover, Peru's constitution, adopted in 1993, gives the president broad powers, up to and including the sole decision to dissolve Congress.
🔻 What’s next?
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So far, the authorities and the protesters have refused to attempt to establish a dialogue. The situation with the organization of negotiations is also complicated by the fact that the protest still lacks a recognized representation.
Demonstrations continue to be brutally suppressed by the police and further fuel radical sentiments.
In search of support, some protesters have even begun to appeal (https://t.me/rybar/42991) to Russia and Vladimir Putin to help stop the Western-backed government.
In their turn, the U.S. is reportedly preparing to militarily support the Boluarte regime.
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#Peru
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Key events since the beginning of January 2023
Protests continue in Peru, triggered by the impeachment and subsequent arrest of President Pedro Castillo. More than 60 people have already been killed in clashes with the police.
The protesters demanded the resignation of the unelected President Dina Boluarte, new elections, the release of Castillo and the adoption of a new constitution.
On January 15, a state of emergency was declared in Lima, Callao, Cuzco and Puno and two days later in the whole of Peru.
The airports in Puno and Arequipa were closed and the main highways were blocked by demonstrators.
The Peruvian crisis is destabilizing the whole region.
Peru's former president was supported by authorities in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela.
▪️ During the meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on January 24, Honduran President Xiomara Castro demanded the immediate release of the imprisoned Pedro Castillo.
The Peruvian Foreign Ministry responded by withdrawing its ambassador from Honduras.
▪️ In light of growing international pressure, Boluarte still had to address the Organization of American States on January 25. She said her administration was "pained by the irreparable loss of a large number of compatriots."
Opposition media condemned the tone of her speech, accusing Boluarte of indifference to what is happening, and called her words "another manifestation of the lies that are characteristic of a president who has committed a coup d'état."
🔻 A number of Peruvian congressmen, in response to the protesters' demands, announced their intention to impeach Dina Boluarte.
The motion has been signed by 28 members of Congress, and now it must receive 52 more votes before it can be submitted for debate in Parliament.
▪️ The impeachment will pass if it is supported by 2/3 of MPs. However, such an outcome is unlikely because Congress is for the most part controlled (https://t.me/rybar/41954) by the oligarchic clans that brought Boluarte to power.
▪️ Moreover, Peru's constitution, adopted in 1993, gives the president broad powers, up to and including the sole decision to dissolve Congress.
🔻 What’s next?
b
So far, the authorities and the protesters have refused to attempt to establish a dialogue. The situation with the organization of negotiations is also complicated by the fact that the protest still lacks a recognized representation.
Demonstrations continue to be brutally suppressed by the police and further fuel radical sentiments.
In search of support, some protesters have even begun to appeal (https://t.me/rybar/42991) to Russia and Vladimir Putin to help stop the Western-backed government.
In their turn, the U.S. is reportedly preparing to militarily support the Boluarte regime.
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#Peru
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🇺🇸🇵🇪Democrats urge Biden to suspend all U.S. security assistance to Peru
A group of House Democrats is urging the Biden administration to suspend all U.S. security assistance to Peru over a “pattern of repression” of antigovernment protests.
The U.S. provides more than $40 million annually to Peru in security assistance. The vast majority is aimed at helping Peru counter drug trafficking.
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A group of House Democrats is urging the Biden administration to suspend all U.S. security assistance to Peru over a “pattern of repression” of antigovernment protests.
The U.S. provides more than $40 million annually to Peru in security assistance. The vast majority is aimed at helping Peru counter drug trafficking.
#US #Peru
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🇨🇦🇵🇪Trudeau government’s interest in supporting Peruvian coup regime
Canada’s Ambassador to Peru, Louis Marcotte, is actively trying to cooperate with the new President - Dina Boluarte. Canada shows clear support of the new government. Why?
Canada has massive mining interests in Peru.
Canadian mining companies dominate in Peru, with 71 Canadian firms operating the country. They have $9.9 billion in assets, which was equivalent to 4.5 percent of Peru’s GDP in 2021.
When Castillo was running for President, he criticized foreign mining companies. He promised stronger environmental regulations and that some profits would go to communities in mining regions. If Castillo had achieved what he wanted, it would have had a negative impact on business opportunities for Canada.
Meanwhile, Canada has already poured tens of millions of dollars into Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines and mining related initiatives since the early 2000s.
So with Boluarte in power, Canada spends a lot of diplomatic energy into cooperating with the new government in an attempt to preserve its achievements in the Andean region.
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Canada’s Ambassador to Peru, Louis Marcotte, is actively trying to cooperate with the new President - Dina Boluarte. Canada shows clear support of the new government. Why?
Canada has massive mining interests in Peru.
Canadian mining companies dominate in Peru, with 71 Canadian firms operating the country. They have $9.9 billion in assets, which was equivalent to 4.5 percent of Peru’s GDP in 2021.
When Castillo was running for President, he criticized foreign mining companies. He promised stronger environmental regulations and that some profits would go to communities in mining regions. If Castillo had achieved what he wanted, it would have had a negative impact on business opportunities for Canada.
Meanwhile, Canada has already poured tens of millions of dollars into Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines and mining related initiatives since the early 2000s.
So with Boluarte in power, Canada spends a lot of diplomatic energy into cooperating with the new government in an attempt to preserve its achievements in the Andean region.
#Peru
🍁 Maple Chronicles
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🇧🇷 Eight Amazon rainforest countries open summit in Belem, Brazil
For the first time in 14 years, presidents of the South American nations home to the Amazon rainforest are converging to chart a common course for protection of the bioregion and address organized crime.
The summit Tuesday and Wednesday in the Brazilian city of Belem is a meeting of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said he hopes the Belem summit will awaken the organization that has met only three times in 45 years.
It’s Lula’s second attempt to form an Amazon bloc. He tried back when the last Amazon summit was held in 2009, during his first presidency, but was joined by only one other president from the region, Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana.
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For the first time in 14 years, presidents of the South American nations home to the Amazon rainforest are converging to chart a common course for protection of the bioregion and address organized crime.
The summit Tuesday and Wednesday in the Brazilian city of Belem is a meeting of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said he hopes the Belem summit will awaken the organization that has met only three times in 45 years.
It’s Lula’s second attempt to form an Amazon bloc. He tried back when the last Amazon summit was held in 2009, during his first presidency, but was joined by only one other president from the region, Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana.
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🌎 Eight Amazon countries sign Belem Declaration
🔻Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela Tuesday signed the Belem Declaration on the opening day of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) Summit in the Brazilian State of Pará.
Amazon nations agreed to a list of unified policies and measures to bolster regional cooperation, which include: protection and promotion of human rights; active participation and promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples and local and traditional communities; gender equality.
It was up to the Brazilian government, as host of the Summit, to present a basic text, later analyzed and adjusted by the other countries.
🔻The joint declaration creates an alliance for combating forest destruction, but still leaves countries to pursue their own individual deforestation goals.
The European media were quick to call the Belem Declaration "a failure," as a lack of common stance on deforestation among countries of the Amazon region complicates the EU's negotiation process. The issue of deforestation is still standing in the way of the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
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🔻Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela Tuesday signed the Belem Declaration on the opening day of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) Summit in the Brazilian State of Pará.
Amazon nations agreed to a list of unified policies and measures to bolster regional cooperation, which include: protection and promotion of human rights; active participation and promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples and local and traditional communities; gender equality.
It was up to the Brazilian government, as host of the Summit, to present a basic text, later analyzed and adjusted by the other countries.
🔻The joint declaration creates an alliance for combating forest destruction, but still leaves countries to pursue their own individual deforestation goals.
The European media were quick to call the Belem Declaration "a failure," as a lack of common stance on deforestation among countries of the Amazon region complicates the EU's negotiation process. The issue of deforestation is still standing in the way of the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
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🇵🇪 Nine dead in Peru’s Poderosa mine after armed men raid
Nine people died and 15 were injured after a raid by a group of armed men in the Poderosa mine facilities in the province of Pataz, Peru, the Interior Ministry said in a statement late Saturday.
Peru’s national police regained control of the mine, seized weapons, and detained seven suspects of the deadly attack, carried out with explosives, the ministry added.
Before the arrival of the police, the criminals attacked the company’s security personnel and kidnapped four people.
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Nine people died and 15 were injured after a raid by a group of armed men in the Poderosa mine facilities in the province of Pataz, Peru, the Interior Ministry said in a statement late Saturday.
Peru’s national police regained control of the mine, seized weapons, and detained seven suspects of the deadly attack, carried out with explosives, the ministry added.
Before the arrival of the police, the criminals attacked the company’s security personnel and kidnapped four people.
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🇵🇪Peru's ex-President Fujimori released from prison after 16 years
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year prison term for human rights abuses during his decade-long rule in the 1990s, was released from jail late on Wednesday.
Peru's highest court on Tuesday ruled in favor of an appeal to restore a 2017 pardon for Fujimori, 85, on humanitarian grounds. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights had earlier requested the move be blocked.
Fujimori served around 16 years after being extradited from Chile in 2007.
The former president, whose doctors say has serious health issues, was filmed on Wednesday leaving the prison wearing a breathing tube and a mask.
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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year prison term for human rights abuses during his decade-long rule in the 1990s, was released from jail late on Wednesday.
Peru's highest court on Tuesday ruled in favor of an appeal to restore a 2017 pardon for Fujimori, 85, on humanitarian grounds. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights had earlier requested the move be blocked.
Fujimori served around 16 years after being extradited from Chile in 2007.
The former president, whose doctors say has serious health issues, was filmed on Wednesday leaving the prison wearing a breathing tube and a mask.
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🇵🇪🇨🇱 Peru and Chile urged to speed up copper projects
As copper deposits in Peru and Chile are reaching the end of their useful life, both countries are being urged to unblock new projects to meet global demand and make the most of their potential.
Over 60% of copper projects worldwide facing uncertainty are located in Latin America, most of them in Peru and Chile. These projects are not operating, lack investment decisions or construction has not started.
$123bn in investments must be executed in the next five years to start covering a copper deficit of 9.5Mt projected for 2030.
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As copper deposits in Peru and Chile are reaching the end of their useful life, both countries are being urged to unblock new projects to meet global demand and make the most of their potential.
Over 60% of copper projects worldwide facing uncertainty are located in Latin America, most of them in Peru and Chile. These projects are not operating, lack investment decisions or construction has not started.
$123bn in investments must be executed in the next five years to start covering a copper deficit of 9.5Mt projected for 2030.
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