1 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: Bunjelung Calcotin woman from Gadighl country. The Daily oz acknowledges 3 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres 5 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: Straight island and nations. We pay our respects to the 6 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: first peoples of these countries, both past and present. 7 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: Good morning and welcome to the Daily Ours. It's Wednesday, 8 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: the twenty fifth of January. 9 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 3: I'm Zara, I'm sam. 10 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 2: Peru's government has cut off access to the ancient ruins 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 2: of Machu Picchu as violent protests continue in the country. 12 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: Fifty people thereabouts have been killed during weeks of. 13 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 2: Protests over the proviing president's removal and then arrest. 14 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: Last month, demonstrators march on the streets of the capitol 15 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 1: carrying the photos of the dead and banners portrayed President 16 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: Dinavolarte as a murderer. 17 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 2: These protests started as a demonstration of support I bought 18 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 2: for former President Pedro Castillo, who was removed from power 19 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 2: in December last year. Now we'll explain how things got 20 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 2: to this point. In the deep dive but first Sam 21 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: take us through the headlines. 22 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 3: I'm in Mister Anthony Albanesi visited Alice Springs in the 23 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 3: Northern Territory yesterday a mid rising concerns about crime in 24 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 3: the area. The visit came following numerous calls from our 25 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,680 Speaker 3: Position leader Peter Dudden for Alberesi to visit the area, 26 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 3: with Dudden previously describing people in the area as being 27 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 3: quote at breaking point. 28 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 2: Chris Hipkins will be sworn in as New Zealand's forty 29 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 2: first Prime Minister today. Hipkins takes the job from Desindraden 30 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 2: following her surprise resignation last week. He'll be tasked with 31 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: leading the Labor government into October's election. 32 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 3: To US News Now, and at least seven people were 33 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 3: killed in a mass shooting in a coastal community near 34 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 3: San Francisco yesterday. It's the second mass shooting in California 35 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 3: in three days. A suspect, who has been described as 36 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 3: quote a disgruntled worker, has been detained. 37 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 2: And the good News. Australia has signed a global Higher 38 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 2: Education treaty that will help students pursue educational and employment 39 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 2: opportunities abroad. The treaty ensures that qualifications gained at Australian 40 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: institutions can be recognized in a fair, transparent and non 41 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 2: discriminatory manner across the world. For weeks now, we've been 42 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 2: seeing videos of protests in Peru, which was sparked by 43 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 2: the removal of former president Pedro Castillo from power. Almost 44 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 2: fifty people have been killed so far and hundreds of 45 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 2: arrests have been made. So this morning, I want to 46 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 2: look at what's happening in Peru and also what sparked 47 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 2: these now violent protests. 48 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 3: Why don't we kick off with the breakdown of the 49 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 3: main character of this story, former President Pedro Castillo. What 50 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 3: do we need to know about him? 51 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 2: Okay, So he was elected president of Peru in twenty 52 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 2: twenty one and he was a left wing former teacher. 53 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 2: He had no political experience when he entered the role. 54 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 2: During his time as president, Castillo faced many allegations of corruption. 55 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 2: Last year, he had a constitutional complaint brought against him 56 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 2: before Congress for allegedly profiting from state contracts and obstructing investigations. 57 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 2: But Congress also accused him of incompetence, having appointed five 58 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 2: cabinets and eighty ministers since taking office. And remember he 59 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 2: was only elected to the job in twenty twenty one. 60 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 2: Peru's Congress, which was controlled by the opposition, tried several 61 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 2: times to impeach him. That's a word you might be 62 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 2: familiar with. It basically means to declare him unfit to 63 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 2: serve and remove him as president. In December last year, 64 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 2: Castillo tried to shut down Congress before it could impeach 65 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 2: him and argued that it was an exceptional emergency. But 66 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: this further escalated things with Peru's Congress, again which is 67 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 2: controlled by the opposition, and they called Castillo's move quote 68 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 2: an attempt did coup. Congress did manage to impeach him 69 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 2: in December, just seventeen months after he took the top job. 70 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 3: So I guess if things had ended there, we wouldn't 71 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 3: be seeing the kind of protests that we have seen. 72 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 3: How did Castillo respond to his impeachment? 73 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 2: Well after he was impeached, Castillo was actually arrested and 74 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 2: he's currently serving time behind bars, and Peru's government prosecutors 75 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 2: have successfully fought to have him in prison for eighteen 76 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 2: months ahead of his trial, but he has also remained defiant. 77 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 2: He's called his successor a usurper and has promised a 78 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 2: fight for his position. He's claimed that he's been humiliated 79 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 2: and kidnapped, and has described the campaign against him as 80 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 2: snot and drool from his opponents. He's also called allegations 81 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 2: of corruption slander. He said in a message from prison 82 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 2: that the people should not fall for their dirty game. 83 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 3: You mentioned that Castillo called his successor a usurper. Who 84 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:54,799 Speaker 3: is that successor. 85 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 2: It's his former vice president, Dina Boliarte, who was initially 86 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 2: sworn into serve the rest of his term until twenty 87 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 2: twenty six. With the rate that everything is going at 88 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 2: the moment, though that might change, but we'll come back 89 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:11,840 Speaker 2: to that. So Boliart is Peru's first ever female president 90 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,799 Speaker 2: and is also giving Australia a run for its money 91 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 2: here it's sixth president in six years. She's condemned Castillo's 92 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 2: actions and has said that it's time to rescue the country. 93 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 2: She's promised to set up a cabinet that includes people 94 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 2: from all sides of politics. 95 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 3: And how has Baliat responded to these continuing protests. 96 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 2: In the face of rising tensions across the country, Boliate 97 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 2: offered to hold an election next year in twenty twenty four, 98 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 2: So as opposed to seeing out the term until twenty 99 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 2: twenty six, instead bringing it a bit earlier. But this 100 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 2: didn't stop the surging protests that we've continued to see. 101 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 2: Widespread demonstrations in support of Castillo led the new government 102 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 2: to declare a nationwide state emergency in December of last year, 103 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 2: and that state of emergency is still in place in 104 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 2: some parts of the country. We've seen violent clashes between 105 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 2: police and protesters intensify over the last few days, and 106 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 2: on Thursday, a historic building was burnt to the ground 107 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 2: in the capital city of Lima. On Friday night, dozens 108 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 2: of protesters were injured across the country, and then on Saturday, 109 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 2: hundreds of protesters were arrested at a university campus. As 110 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 2: far as we know, at least forty six people have 111 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 2: been killed in the protests so far, so again since December, 112 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 2: although another nine have been killed in traffic accidents related 113 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 2: to the barricades around the protests. 114 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 3: We're going to take a short break. We'll be right back. 115 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 3: You mentioned Machu Pichu had been closed right at the 116 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 3: beginning of this episode. There must have been a massive 117 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 3: decision considering the revenue tourists would bring to the country. 118 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, so this was announced over the weekend that they'd 119 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 2: be closing the ancient Inca ruins indefinitely. There have been 120 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 2: violent clashes in the region of Cusco, where much pitcher 121 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 2: is located, and the rail track to that site has 122 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 2: been damaged. Hundreds were left stranded by the closure, but 123 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 2: the Peruvian government now says that it's evacuated everyone who 124 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 2: was stranded there. It's also worth noting that these protests 125 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 2: are obviously impacting far more than just the tourists. It's 126 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 2: virtually brought the country to a halt, and aside from 127 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 2: the very tragic deaths and injuries, protests are also taking 128 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 2: a significant toll on the nation's food prices. Like we're 129 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 2: seeing across the rest of the world, Peru has been 130 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: tackling issues around rising prices inflation. The protests have added 131 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 2: another dimension to this cost of living crisis, with road 132 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 2: closures and disruptions in day to day life making it 133 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 2: more difficult to then get food across the country, which 134 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 2: has in turn pushed prices up further. 135 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 3: Give me a sense of how the rest of the 136 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 3: world has responded to this well. 137 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 2: The response from world leaders has been divided, so if 138 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 2: you look at the US, UK and European Union. They've 139 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 2: declared their support for Bolute. A US government spokesperson commended 140 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 2: authorities for quote say, guarding democratic stability. On the other hand, 141 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 2: the leaders of Columbia, Mexico, Argentina, and Bolivia released a 142 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 2: joint statement recognizing Castillo's president and calling him a quote 143 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 2: victim of undemocratic harassment, A. 144 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 3: Very complex situation in that part of the world. Thanks 145 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 3: for that breakdown, Zara, We appreciate it, and thank you 146 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 3: to you for joining us today on the Daily OZ. 147 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 3: If you learn something from today's episode, don't forget to 148 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 3: hit subscribe so there's an episode waiting for you every morning. 149 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 3: We'll be back again tomorrow. Until then, have a great day.