Hernando Cevallos was against the curfew: “It was not the best measure”

On 5 April, the Government decreed a curfew in Lima and Callao, due to an alleged threat of looting in cities in the context of the shutdown of carriers. On this measure, the former Minister of Health, Hernando Cevallos, said that it was not the best decision of the Government.

“It was not the best measure, I understand that there was fear in the Government, but it had to be focused differently. The control of a violent group should have been focused,” he said in RPP Noticias.

Cevallos also pointed out that Pedro Castillo's management has failed to provide confidence to the general population, resulting in serious crises in different parts of the country and in various sectors. The result of these are the various demonstrations throughout the country and which took place in the capital, on 5 April.

“Lack of trust is the course that the Government has set to deal with this crisis. The lack of confidence in being able to reach the popular sectors, sit down, talk with them about how some sectors of the entrepreneur were affected and reach a more or less solid agreement,” he said.

Along these lines, the former Minister of Health stressed that it is important for the Government to show empathy and provide security to people to get out of this crisis. In addition, he pointed out that the Intelligence Service did not give due warning to what was happening in the country, so that other measures could be discussed beyond the curfew.

“If I am a government, the most important thing is that people feel that I am close to their problems, to their hopes and expectations. I would have asked the Intelligence Service how they did not clearly alert me that a climate of discontent is being created in the country over different problems,” said Cevallos.

MILLIONAIRE LOSSES FOR A DAY OF COMPULSORY

Pedro Castillo's surprise and unforeseen announcement has significantly damaged the economy , causing losses of up to 1 billion soles (US $220 million) for that April 5 alone. The textile sector, trade, tourism, services and others are not yet recovering from the blow of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and would have been more affected by this measure.

Infobae Peru spoke with Jorge Carrillo, finance expert and professor at the Pacífico Business School, who explained that this stoppage.

“A year Peru produces 550 billion soles and in just one day around 1 billion that it would lose because it has stopped producing and if it does it stops hiring,” he said.

“This measure is opposed and will not encourage trust or promote private investment, because the government shuts down all economic activity overnight,” he added.

For Carrillo, what Pedro Castillo is doing is a “choking slap, but I hope it's not a permanent issue or a habit, that would be very dangerous.”

“Issues such as raising the minimum wage are totally out of focus, it is not at all reasonable and has nothing to do with productivity and it hurts large companies,” he said.

“This government is scaring away private investment, because it says it promotes investment, but it really destroys investment and is killing it,” he said.

For his part, the researcher at the CIUP Research Center and professor at the Universidad del Pacífico, Carlos Parodi, stressed that this government measure is a 'meaningless' that harms the most vulnerable and sensitive businesses such as restaurants, bakeries and businesses that buy daily supplies and lose everything they have invested.

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