![]() ![]() Teachers were the first group to demonstrate at the start of July but they have since been joined by other groups, including construction workers, students and members of Indigenous groups.The latest protests come as Panama battles an inflation rate of 4.2 percent in May unemployment numbers of about 10 percent and an increase in fuel costs of almost 50 percent since January.Why is Panama having protests and what are the protesters’ demands? Here is what you should know about the protests, some of the longest to have taken place in Panama in decades. ![]() President Laurentino Cortizo recently announced measures to cut fuel costs and put a cap on the price of basic food items – but protesters said they were not enough and promised to continue demonstrating. Thousands of Panamanian protesters have taken to the streets in recent weeks to demand the government put a stop to rising inflation and corruption. ![]()
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