Lawmakers Resume Session, Seek Urgent Approval of Aid Over Fuel Price Increase
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- Guatemala’s Congress resumed its plenary session after a delay of about 40 minutes.
- Lawmakers are seeking urgent approval of a proposal to reduce the impact of rising fuel prices.
After about 40 minutes of waiting, Congress President Luis Contreras resumed Tuesday’s plenary session, where lawmakers are seeking to move forward with an urgent proposal to contain the impact of higher fuel prices.
Once the session restarted, legislative first secretary Juan Carlos Rivera began the proceedings. The available report ends as lawmakers were beginning that stage of the session.
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Originally published by La Hora in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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