Peruvian presidential candidates to get bulletproof vests after gun attacks


A general view of the the National Congress in Lima, Peru November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

LIMA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Peru's electoral authority will provide bulletproof vests to presidential candidates ahead of April's elections after a spate of attacks on politicians in the Andean nation.

Roberto Burneo, president of Peru's National Jury of Elections, announced the move on Tuesday and said he feared the 2026 election would be more violent than the 2021 campaign, when some 50 violent events were registered.

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