Peru: Riots in the Amazon Region of Ucayali Due to Fuel Shortages
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Ucayali transporters reject the government subsidy and maintain roadblocks in Pucallpa.
Access to Pucallpa, in the province of Coronel Portillo (Ucayali region), is free after the Peruvian National Police (PNP) removed the blockades that were installed at different points on the Federico Basadre highway by the transporters in rejection of the increase in the price of fuel. The re-establishment of the transit took place in the framework of a 72-hour truce announced by the Frente de Defensa de la Región de Ucayali (Fredeu).
Latin American Summary, August 16, 2026. Ucayali transporters reject the government subsidy and maintain roadblocks in Pucallpa. The clashes in Ucayali left police vehicles destroyed and intensified the crisis due to the increase in fuel prices in Peru. Photo: EFE The social tension intensified in the jungle region [...] The entry Peru. Tension and riots keep the Peruvian Amazon in vilo because of the fuel crisis was first published in Latin Ame…
August 16, 2026.- Tension was maintained today in the jungle region of Ucayali, following riots with five police officers injured and 11 civilians detained in a protest against the official solution to the fuel shortage problem. Protesters stoned and overturned a police force.
Prensa Latina.- Tension was maintained today in the jungle region of Ucayali, after riots with five police officers injured and 11 civilians detained in a protest against the official solution to the problem of...
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