Protests in Lima as Keiko Fujimori sworn in as Peru president

What the report says

Al Jazeera reported that Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president on July 29, 2026, as demonstrations took place in Lima against her inauguration. According to the outlet, protesters denounced the transfer of power and called for accountability for people who died during earlier anti-government unrest.

The report identified Fujimori as the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori and said she entered office while pledging a tougher response to crime. The article text provided did not include details on the size of the protests, the election result, any official security response, or whether arrests or injuries occurred during the demonstrations.

The development matters because it places Peru’s new administration at the intersection of two politically sensitive issues: public demands for security and unresolved anger over state violence during recent unrest. Fujimori’s family name also carries heavy historical weight in Peru, where her father’s presidency remains deeply polarizing.

Based on the information Al Jazeera published, the immediate picture is of a contested inauguration in the capital, with opposition centered on justice for past protest deaths and concern over the incoming president’s law-and-order agenda. Further reporting would be needed to establish the government’s first concrete policy steps and the response from Peruvian institutions, opposition groups, and civil society.