Peru’s highly unpopular President Dina Boluarte has doubled her salary with one year left in her term, the government announced Wednesday.
The 63-year-old head of state, who faces protests against an explosion of gang violence in the country, will now receive the equivalent of $10,000 per month, according to an official decree.
The statement comes after the presidency denied reports in May saying Boluarte was going to get a pay raise.
Economy Minister Raul Perez-Reyes said the new salary figure was determined after a comparison with the salaries of heads of state from twelve Latin American countries.
Until the change, Boluarte’s salary had ranked 11th, only ahead of that of the Bolivian president.