Why Should the World Be Concerned About the Protests in Peru?

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Peru's democracy has been on the back foot since at least 2016. Pedro Castilla was a disastrous president in competence and corrupts, says John Defterios. There are other reasons as well why I think people should be concerned about what's going on in Peru," he adds.

Dozens have died in anti-government protests in Peru. Journalist Simeon Tegel reports from Lima on how the mounting anger over corruption and inequality has implications for the entire hemisphere.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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