Why brutal protests have been sweeping across Colombia – video explainer

From the Amazon to the Caribbean coast, several weeks of protests have swept Colombia - dozens have died as demonstrators have faced sometimes deadly retaliation from police.

The catalyst was a proposed tax hike, since withdrawn, in response to the coronavirus crisis. Demands expanded to calls to end inequality, economic disparity and police violence in Colombia - in almost two months, demonstrations have caused food and goods shortages.

Protest leaders have temporarily suspended in-person demonstrations due to a rise in Covid cases, but Joe Parkin Daniels, reporting for the Guardian, explains why this widespread discontent is unlikely to end

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