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New Round of Protests in Bogota Against Unpopular Tax Reform

© AFP 2023 / JUAN BARRETOA woman waves a Colombian national flag during a protest against a tax reform proposed by Colombian President Ivan Duque's government in Bogota, on 4 May 2021. The international community on Tuesday decried what the UN described as an "excessive use of force" by security officers in Colombia after official data showed 19 people killed and 846 injured during anti-government protests.
A woman waves a Colombian national flag during a protest against a tax reform proposed by Colombian President Ivan Duque's government in Bogota, on 4 May 2021. The international community on Tuesday decried what the UN described as an excessive use of force by security officers in Colombia after official data showed 19 people killed and 846 injured during anti-government protests. - Sputnik International, 1920, 05.05.2021
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Colombia has been swept by protests against a proposed tax reform, even though Colombian President Ivan Duque eventually revoked it.

Sputnik comes live from Bogota, Colombia where protesters are taking part in a nationwide strike after days of violent protests against a proposed tax initiative.

The protests have been continuing in the Latin American nation, despite President Ivan Duque's order to have the reform withdrawn and revised.

The protesters have slammed the initiative as hitting millions of workers with additional tax burdens. Duque previously said that the reform would help raise a sum that would help the country recover from the negative economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

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