Peru imposes curfew to quell protests over rising prices

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO
Associated Press

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s capital city and main port are under a tight curfew decreed by President Pedro Castillo in response to violent protests over rising fuel and food prices, with armed soldiers and police deployed to enforce the measure. The surprise curfew and emergency measures announced shortly before midnight were decried by the opposition as illegal and marked the first time since the government of now-jailed strongman Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) that Peruvian authorities ordered people to stay at home to control protests. On Tuesday, major highways and street markets in Lima were almost deserted, and the main bus and public transportation lines were out of service.