Editing Peruvian Armed Forces (section)

=== 21st century ===
Following the downfall of Fujimori and Montesinos, the use of the ''[[terruqueo]]'' in the beginning of the twenty-first century was used to influence the public instead of violence performed by the military, though its use would provide impunity to members of the armed forces who violently responded to protests in the nation.<ref name=":22">{{cite journal |last1=Villalba |first1=Fernando Velásquez |date=2022 |title=A TOTALIDADE NEOLIBERAL-FUJIMORISTA: ESTIGMATIZAÇÃO E COLONIALIDADE NO PERU CONTEMPORÂNEO |url=https://www.scielo.br/j/rbcsoc/a/gL6vVVdtrphxHhmz9QWypqr/?lang=pt |journal=Revista Brasileira de Ciências Sociais |volume=37 |issue=109 |pages=e3710906 |doi=10.1590/3710906/2022 |s2cid=251877338 |access-date=18 January 2023 |quote=terruqueo, ou seja, a construção artificial, racista e conveniente de um inimigo sociopolítico para deslegitimar formas de protesto social|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Loanes |first=Ellen |date=2023-01-14 |title=Peru's violent unrest shows no signs of stopping |url=https://www.vox.com/2023/1/14/23554057/peru-protests-violence-boluarte-castillo-lima |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115032408/https://www.vox.com/2023/1/14/23554057/peru-protests-violence-boluarte-castillo-lima |archive-date=15 January 2023 |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":40">{{Cite web |title=CIDH llama al "diálogo amplio" ante "clima de extrema polarización" en Perú |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/per%C3%BA-crisis_cidh-llama-al--di%C3%A1logo-amplio--ante--clima-de-extrema-polarizaci%C3%B3n--en-per%C3%BA/48203924 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116175925/https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/per%C3%BA-crisis_cidh-llama-al--di%C3%A1logo-amplio--ante--clima-de-extrema-polarizaci%C3%B3n--en-per%C3%BA/48203924 |archive-date=16 January 2023 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=[[EFE]] |language=es}}</ref> Following the [[2022 Peruvian political crisis]], [[Peruvian protests (2022–present)|widespread protests]] occurred throughout Peru; the armed forces performed [[human rights violations]] against demonstrators<ref name=":45">{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-01-15 |title=Emergencia en Perú: la represión del gobierno de Boluarte expone violaciones a los derechos humanos |url=https://ojo-publico.com/4201/represion-peru-expone-graves-vulneraciones-los-derechos-humanos |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117182902/https://ojo-publico.com/4201/represion-peru-expone-graves-vulneraciones-los-derechos-humanos |archive-date=17 January 2023 |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=[[Ojo Público]] |language=es}}</ref><ref name=":21">{{Cite web |date=22 December 2022 |title=Peru: Investigate Killings, Injuries During Protests |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/12/22/peru-investigate-killings-injuries-during-protests |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104133658/https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/12/22/peru-investigate-killings-injuries-during-protests |archive-date=4 January 2023 |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=[[Human Rights Watch]] |language=en}}</ref> and the politicization of the armed forces created concerns about the creation of a [[Military junta|civilian-military government]] in Peru.<ref name=":29">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-01-04 |title=Perú Libre presentará moción de interpelación contra ministro del Interior |url=https://larepublica.pe/politica/2023/01/03/marcha-por-la-paz-peru-libre-presentara-mocion-de-interpelacion-contra-ministro-del-interior-victor-rojas-pnp-atmp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112005354/https://larepublica.pe/politica/2023/01/03/marcha-por-la-paz-peru-libre-presentara-mocion-de-interpelacion-contra-ministro-del-interior-victor-rojas-pnp-atmp/ |archive-date=12 January 2023 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[La República (Peru)|La República]] |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-01-02 |title=Daniel Encinas: "Dina Boluarte ha hecho una coalición con fuerzas que no ganaron la elección" |url=https://larepublica.pe/politica/actualidad/2023/01/02/pedro-castillo-daniel-encinas-dina-boluarte-ha-hecho-una-coalicion-con-fuerzas-que-no-ganaron-la-eleccion-golpe-de-estado-fuerzas-armadas-adelanto-de-elecciones/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116172824/https://larepublica.pe/politica/actualidad/2023/01/02/pedro-castillo-daniel-encinas-dina-boluarte-ha-hecho-una-coalicion-con-fuerzas-que-no-ganaron-la-eleccion-golpe-de-estado-fuerzas-armadas-adelanto-de-elecciones/ |archive-date=16 January 2023 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[La República (Peru)|La República]] |language=es}}</ref>