Police Block Paraguay's Campesino March Leading to Clashes
Police Block Paraguay's Campesino March Leading to Clashes
Published 7 September 2017
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The rural workers have set up a camp on the square facing congress but national police have systematically denied them the right to march towards the center of the capital.
Shortly before 9:00 a.m. they set out to march but the national police prevented them from leaving the area. A police barrier stopped the people, who had to return to the square.
The so-called marchodromo law, says demonstrations in the capital city are allowed from 7:00 p.m. to midnight, from Monday to Friday, and on Sundays and holidays from 6:00 a.m. and only for 24 hours.
At daytime groups of no more than 50 people can meet in front of the Government palace to deliver petitions, but they can't block streets, bridges, railways or public roads.
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