Since Monday, October 21, a group of peasants In some territories of the country they began with a arrest with an indefinite date taking into consideration the information that was provided by the Berlin Paramo Defense Peasant Association.
This cessation of activities will include blockades on some departmental roads with the main objective of making visible the financial complications that they are currently suffering after the exclusion of their lands due to the appearance of measures considered unfair.
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Without a doubt, the current problems experienced by farmers in different territories of the country have caused political decisions to affect them. Due to this situation, the group of those involved demands the protection of their rights and also the possibilities of continuing their work in areas such as the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Almorzadero and Santurbán-Berlín.
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For this reason, the epicenters of greatest concentration will be in Mutiscua and the townships of La Laguna and El Cerrito on the road that leads to Malaga. In the sector called Higueras, which is located on the Bogotá-Sogamoso highway, there will also be the presence of farmers who will be accompanied by protests in the district of Berlin, El Picacho and the corridor that connects to the Caribbean Coast.
The mobilization has its epicenter in the municipality of Mutiscua and in key sectors such as the township of La Laguna and El Cerrito, on the road to Malaga.
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In statements published in Infobae, the group of affected people indicated: “We are not against caring for the environment, but we cannot allow our economic activities to be limited without viable alternatives.”
The participants in this strike maintain that decree 044 strictly limits work capacity in these territories. A fact that puts their subsistence at risk and would result in the displacement of different communities to large cities.
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In this scenario, the affected roads are quite representative and have generated concern in the productive sectors, such as those that connect Bucaramanga, San Gil, Málaga, Cúcuta, Bogotá and also the Atlantic Coast.
For this reason, the authorities intend that this situation does not affect mobility and negotiations can continue with the idea that there are no further interruptions.