People are really poorly informed on the situation in Peru, with piss-poor reporting on a complicated situation there. Most people on Reddit seem to think these are Castillo supporters, when in reality these are mostly just pissed-off indigenous people who are tired of having a clusterfuck government (and tired of government-approved mines polluting their water).

Peru has had 7 presidents since 2017 (tl;dr: vote buying scandal, money laundering scandal, resignations, votes of no confidence, impeachments, imprisonments, multiple constitutional crises) amid economic instability, COVID-19, periodic mass unrest and a low-level civil war between the government and Shining Path for the last few decades. There's plenty to be mad about, especially for members of an ethnic minority who have faced systemic persecution (particularly as it pertains to environmental activism re: mining activities and pollution of Lake Titicaca).