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Transport Associations Announce Another Peaceful Protest in Guatemala City

From La Hora · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Guatemala’s transport associations Gratrucex and Gretexpa announced a peaceful demonstration in Guatemala City for Sept. 9.
  • Two caravans will begin at Bulevar Centra Sur and Calzada Roosevelt and travel toward central government buildings.
  • The groups cited rising fuel prices, economic hardship, extortion and attacks on drivers and assistants.

Guatemala’s transport associations have announced another peaceful demonstration in Guatemala City for Wednesday, Sept. 9, citing fuel prices and insecurity.

The Association of Extraurban Short-Route Transporters and the Extraurban Passenger Transport Guild said the protest would begin at 8 a.m. from two locations: Bulevar Centra Sur and Calzada Roosevelt near Molino de las Flores.

Indifference to the economic crisis

· Transport associationsThe groups cited this as one of the reasons for organizing the demonstration.

The caravan from Centra Sur will travel along Calzada Aguilar Batres, Avenida Bolívar and central avenues before passing the National Palace and continuing to the Congress, where the vehicles will remain until 6 p.m. The group starting on Calzada Roosevelt will head toward the Periférico and Zone 1, reach 9th Street and pass the National Palace, where it will also stay until 6 p.m.

Commitment and empathy

· Transport associationsThe associations said authorities had failed to show these qualities in responding to the sector’s concerns.

The transport groups said they were protesting what they called official indifference to the economic crisis and a lack of commitment and empathy from authorities. They said the president and lawmakers had postponed urgent, concrete measures to address the impact of higher fuel prices.

They also described a critical security situation involving extortion and attacks against drivers and assistants, saying the danger affects transport workers and passengers.

Urgent and concrete

· Transport associationsThe groups demanded measures from the president and lawmakers to address fuel costs.
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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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