Category: Society

Three months after the Colombian government triggered protests with a tax reform deemed unfair to the poor and middle classes, the finance ministry is pushing a more modest plan that puts a greater burden on companies.

Juan Esteban Torres left his home on the afternoon of May 18 to join an anti-government protest in Caldas, Colombia. Millions across the country had taken to the streets in daily demonstrations against rising poverty, inequality and police brutality. Torres, his brother says, believed they deserved support.