An anti-government protester, dressed as Barbie holding a fake gun, takes part in a demonstration demanding that Peruvian President Dina Boluarte call for immediate presidential elections as well as justice for those who were killed during protests earlier this year after the ouster of her predecessor, in Lima, Peru, July 22, 2023
PERUVIAN police launched a brutal crackdown today on a peaceful protest against the election of the new board of directors of the country’s congress.
One of the lawmakers elected to the board is under investigation for corruption and for more than 50 tax fraud allegations.
Protesters were holding a sit-in outside the Parliament building in Lima when the police arrived and assaulted them.
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