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The US egged on the coup in Peru
The move by Pedro Castillo to dissolve congress ahead of a third impeachment motion seems to be the result of a pressure campaign with support from the US, write VIJAY PRASHAD and JOSE CARLOS LLERENA
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ON December 7 2022, Pedro Castillo sat in his office on what would be the last day of his presidency of Peru. His lawyers went over spreadsheets that showed Castillo would triumph over a motion in congress to remove him.
This was going to be the third time that Castillo faced a challenge from the congress, but his lawyers and advisers — including former prime minister Anibal Torres — told him that he held an advantage over the congress in opinion polls (his approval rating had risen to 31 per cent, while that of the congress was just about 10 per cent).
Castillo had been under immense pressure for the past year from an oligarchy that disliked this former teacher. In a surprise move, he announced to the press on December 7 that he was going to “temporarily dissolve the congress” and “[establish] an exceptional emergency government.”
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