Peru’s parliament voted in favour of suspending a controversial “legislative decree” 9 June and agreed to review the laws with increased input from native peoples of the Amazon region.”We hope to find the necessary consensus with the native communities and to be able to incorporate our international obligations as soon as possible”, said trade minister, Mercedes Araóz.

The laws had provoked major disturbances in the Amazon region north of the capital Lima over the past two months, culminating in deadly clashes between protesters and the police late last week. The laws were implemented in order to comply with provisions in Peru’s free trade agreement with the US, which was recently ratified by the US Congress. BBC, El Comercio (Spa), CNN

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