Jaime Osorio The protests escalated on 29 September, when four people were killed and dozens injured in clashes between demonstrators and police, prompting President Ollanta Humala to decree a state of emergency.

[5] In a press conference, authorities confirmed that Uriel Elguera Chilca (34), Beto Chahuallo Huillca (24) and Alberto Cárdenas Chalco (23) died from gunshots on way to Cusco,[6] while Exaltación Huamaní (30) succumbed to death at Challhuahuacho hospital.

[10][11] Peruvian President Ollanta Humala regretted the loss of lives during the violent repression of the protest and called on calm and for dialogue.

Humala decreed the emergency for 30 days in the southern Andean regions of Cusco and Apurímac,[12] where the mine, Las Bambas, owned by China's MMG Ltd., is under construction.

[14] Suspending civil liberties and authorizing military patrols, the government announced that more troops would be sent to Apurímac "to restore internal peace".