00:00President Keiko Fujimori faces her first protest transportation workers and Americans in the
00:04Amazon region reject the gas price hike. The transportation and commerce sectors have been
00:09holding an open-ended protest for several days over the rise on fuel prices, which is spilling
00:14over into the rest of the Peruvian economy during the first few days of August. The price of diesel
00:20reached $7 per gallon, which is hindering daily life in the Amazon region, which relies heavily
00:26in freight transport along the coast or river transport. The financial crisis at the state
00:32oil company has resulted in the Amazon region receiving less fuel, but at a higher price,
00:38which is creating inflationary pressures.
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