Panama Rises Up: Massive Protests Against Fuel and Food Crisis Underway

(Source: Activist Post)

People in Panama are rising up, blockading highways over a fuel and food crisis many believe was caused by the government.

On Sunday, talks broke down between protesters and the Panama government, which had offered to give some financial aid to lower gas prices for Panamanians if they agreed to stop blockading roads.

According to Luis Sanchez, a leader of the Anadepo civic grouping, though an agreement was signed, he didn’t feel it was binding as he still needed to “consult the rank and file” amid the grassroots protesters and union heads.

He added that the agreement “was signed under pressure.”