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Peru Political Crisis Threatens to Widen Latin America Rifts

  • Peruvian president gets backing from several nations
  • Mexico, Argentina, Colombia had backed Pedro Castillo
Demonstrators block the Panamericana Norte highway during protests in Trujillo, Peru, on Dec. 14.

Demonstrators block the Panamericana Norte highway during protests in Trujillo, Peru, on Dec. 14.

Photographer: Lucas Aguayo Araos/Bloomberg

Peru’s political crisis is threatening to widen rifts in Latin America, with the administration of President Dina Boluarte saying late Wednesday that it had received the backing of governments in Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay and Costa Rica.

The comments tweeted by Foreign Minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi came just days after the leftist governments of Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia and Colombia threw their support behind ousted President Pedro Castillo.