Bottom Line Up Front
Today’s verdict: Tuesday turns on a reversal — Peru’s count flipped overnight to Roberto Sánchez, Bolivia’s president signed an emergency-powers law as blockades enter a sixth week, and Mexico City is two days from the World Cup opener.
Peru — the count flips. The official ONPE tally swung overnight to leftist Roberto Sánchez, about 50.1 to 49.9 percent — a lead of roughly 41,000 votes with 95 percent of sheets counted. But the overseas vote, historically Fujimori’s, has not been counted yet and finishes arriving Wednesday, and no winner is proclaimed until mid-July.
Bolivia — closer to a crackdown. President Rodrigo Paz signed a law letting the military help clear road blockades as protests demanding his resignation enter a sixth week. With more than 90 blockades choking La Paz and El Alto, shortages of food, fuel and medicine are acute, and there were fresh clashes in Cochabamba and El Alto.
Mexico — two days to kickoff. The World Cup opens Thursday at the Estadio Azteca, Mexico against South Africa, as the city races to finish airport upgrades and the teachers’ camp holds downtown. Build real airport buffers this week.
