The people of Peru have been protesting for the past two weeks against the “parliament’s coup” that ousted Peru’s elected president Pedro Castillo last December 7. Castillo was ousted from power after he was impeached by the “right-wing” Congress. These protests were led by agricultural unions, peasant movements, indigenous groups and other democratic sectors. They called for Castillo’s reinstitution to power, abolition of the Congress and establishment of a Constituent Assembly to draft a new constitution. They fully reject the current constitution which has been carved from neoliberalism.

In the face of these events, the International League of People’s Struggles Committee for Latin America and Carribean called on all anti-imperialist democratic forces in the region to support and collectively rise up with the workers and people of Peru. It encouraged the people to “follow the path of the already revolting people of the region,” like in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia. On these, the people attempted to “overcome the limitations of popular and Left-leaning governments to successfuly challenge plans of the ruling classes, and pave way for national and social liberation.”