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Protesters in Puerto Rico Say Their Fight to Oust Governor Rosselló is Only the Beginning

https://remezcla.com/features/culture/protestors-puerto-rico-rossello-only-beginning/

….Resistance movements in Puerto Rico have been growing markedly since the passage of PROMESA and the implementation of the U.S. Fiscal Oversight and Management Board, all purportedly to help the archipelago manage its bonds and pensions debt – now estimated at $120 billion. A round-the-clock encampment at the U.S. District Court in San Juan lasted for months in 2016. The following year, University of Puerto Rico’s Río Piedras campus students went on strike again – following its historic 2010 strike – and effectively shut down operations for months….

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