Social protests mark an atypical Independence Day in Colombia
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Colombian Congress debates ratification of Escazu Agreement
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – New riots in Bogotá (Colombia) on Wednesday left at least 82 people injured by various injuries and tear gas fired by the police, in clashes after a new day of “national strike” that was mostly peaceful.
The most delicate situation occurred in the neighborhood of Usme, in the south of the city, where the Red Cross attended to 77 civilians and five policemen “in the middle of the demonstrations”, which are part of the wave of protests which began on April 28 last against the social and economic policies of the Government.
New riots in Bogota leave dozens of people affected and injured. (Photo internet reproduction)
It is still a little more than a year and a half for Colombians to choose the replacement of Iván Duque, the actual president. For now, the date looks distant, but pre-candidacies are beginning to appear within several parties.
One of these is the senator for the Alianza Verde Party Iván Marulanda, who got ahead of many and postulated his name within the movement.
LatinAmerican Post spoke with the center-left candidate about the current political landscape and his position with Venezuela in the face of a possible presidency.
Pandemic and Latin American political context
For the economist, the pandemic represents a hecatomb for which nobody was prepared, nor did we have references so that states and political leaders could copy to face this situation.