Arrest of Teófilo Rímac Capcha
On June 23, 1986, mining leader Teófilo Rímac Capcha was arrested by military personnel at the Carmen Chico Base in Cerro de Pasco. This detention was part of the military operations against union leaders in the mining centers of the region.
The mining leader Teófilo Rímac Capcha was arrested by the military at the Carmen Chico Base in Cerro de Pasco. This arrest occurred in a context of intensified military operations in the mining centers of the region, where the armed forces carried out violent raids on workers' homes in order to capture suspected subversives. Rímac Capcha's arrest took place during a period of strong repression against mining union leaders, who were frequently accused of links to subversive groups.