In one of his first acts as interim president of Peru, José Jerí has led raids on prisons holding gang leaders nationwide.

Peru's lawmakers swore in Congress chief Jose Jeri as the country's new president less than an hour after unanimously voting to remove President Dina Boluarte, as anger mounted over rising crime and accusations of corruption.

In a matter of hours, Peru impeached one of the world's most unpopular presidents, Dina Boluarte, and appointed its seventh leader in nine years.Unlike the impeachment of her left-wing predecessor, Pedro Castillo,

Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.

What can save Peru from its crisis of crime?

The shocking turn of events came just hours after a man opened fired at a concert in the capital, injuring five and inflaming anger over crime roiling the country.

Boluarte, Peru’s first female president, took office in December 2022 after Parliament used the same mechanism to impeach her predecessor.

Peru's new president Jose Jeri, who vaulted into power late on Thursday after the sudden impeachment of his predecessor, is one of the youngest heads of state globally - and one who has already had a bumpy ride on his way to the top.