Peruvian Indignation at Being Called Out by Colombian President Gustavo Petro

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Issue Feb 15-21 2023: After Colombian President Gustavo Petro decried the mobilization of police in Lima against protesters confronting the government of President Dina Boluarte, comparing them to Nazis, the Peruvian political establishment exploded in outrage. On February 17, 2023, the Peruvian legislature declared Petro persona non grata and forbade his entrance into Peru. Amid ongoing political crisis and disfunction in Peru, this was not the only recent clash between its political class and other Latin American leaders; the Peruvian legislature had also declared former President Evo Morales of Bolivia persona non grata and sparred with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Pundits offered insights.

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