Constitutional Court grants Chamber of Commerce protection and orders action over blockades

Guatemala’s Constitutional Court granted provisional protection to the country’s Chamber of Commerce as transport workers protested rising diesel prices and blocked roads.

The ruling orders authorities to act immediately in response to the blockades. The Chamber of Commerce announced the decision in a statement, highlighting the court’s instruction to the authorities.

The protests were driven primarily by the increase in diesel prices. The court’s order places the authorities under an immediate obligation to respond to the disruption, according to the Chamber’s announcement.