In recent days, police reported attacks in San Juan including the throwing of a war grenade into a nightclub, which with another nearby grenade attack left at least 15 injured.

Betssy Chavez was detained at her home in the southern city of Tacna following a court order, according to reports, more than six months after the leftist Castillo was arrested and jailed on rebellion charges.

Its epicentre was in the Ecuadoran municipality of Balao, near the border with Peru.

The government has declared a state of emergency as it seeks to bring relief to regions of Peru hard hit by the cyclone known as Yaku.

Demonstrators are calling for immediate elections, as well as Dina Boluarte's removal, the dissolution of Congress and a new constitution.

The move comes in the midst of violent protests following the impeachment and arrest of her predecessor that have left dozens dead.

Dozens of roadblocks are hindering freight deliveries to the country's south, where protests have been most intense since the ouster of former president Pedro Castillo in early December.

Dina Boluarte apologises for those killed in the protests but rules out resigning.

Authorities announced Saturday yet another protester had died following demonstrations in the country's south.

The protesters are trying to keep up pressure on the government, defying a state of emergency that now covers almost one-third of the country.

The South American country has been rocked by demonstrations, mostly in the southern and eastern areas, since the ouster and arrest of Boluarte's predecessor Pedro Castillo in December.

Clashes with security forces have left 42 people dead, including a police officer who was burned alive in a vehicle, while hundreds more have been injured.