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Reuters confirmed that the “angry” protesters, who were waving the Guatemalan flag and banners calling for the president’s resignation, demanded that Giamati “veto the budget approved by parliamentarians at dawn last Wednesday” at a time when a hurricane struck. Iota floods parts of Guatemala that “are still dealing with the devastation of a previous storm”
BREAKAGE: Hundreds of protesters stormed the Guatemalan Congress and burned part of the building amid demonstrations against President Giammattei and the legislature for passing a budget that cuts spending on education and health (The Independent).pic.twitter.com/Wb3kwi8VSr
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It should be noted that the budget in Guatemala increased public debt, while reducing funds for health, education, human rights and the justice system, which angered people, in a year in which the country faces an economic crisis due to the Coronavirus pandemic, as shown on social media and “Reuters” images. Most of the protesters gathered peacefully in the main square, while others smashed the windows of the Congress building and set the interior on fire, according to “Reuters.”
A spokeswoman for the San Juan de Dios General Hospital said: “The hospital is treating 14 people with multiple injuries and were poisoned with tear gas,” after clashes with riot police, who used tear gas to disperse the crowd, according to the agency.
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