Peru, President Keiko Fujimori's consensus drops to 28.3%.

Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori's popularity fell to 28.3 percent in early October, a decline of 14.5 percentage points from the previous month. Disapproval instead rose to 53.6%, around 13 points higher. The data emerges from the LatAm Pulse survey, carried out by AtlasIntel for Bloomberg News. The result signals a rapid deterioration of consensus after the expectations raised by Fujimori's inauguration at the end of July, following his narrow victory in the runoff. The president had promised to restore order after years of political instability and insecurity, in a country that has had nine leaders in the last decade.

Crime remains a major concern: 42% of respondents indicate it among the most urgent problems. The government recently joined the "Shield of the Americas", a US-led initiative against organized crime. But the rapprochement with Washington raises reservations: almost half of those interviewed look negatively at the choice to align with US security policies, while 33% believe that this collaboration limits Peru's autonomy in actions against criminal groups.

The economic situation also weighs on consensus. 62% of Peruvians rate the state of the economy as negative and 64% rate the job market as weak.