The arrival of the south and the rain did not stop the blockades in the department of Santa Cruz, which remains disconnected from Beni and Cochabamba. The pressure measures were installed in the municipalities of Guarayos and Buena Vista and the blockers announced that they will not cease until the pertinent authorities attend to their demands.
In Guarayos the blockades were installed at the height of the community of San Antonio del Junte and Cerro Grande, after Franklin Delgadillo, 22, lost his life over the weekend as a result of a gunshot during a confrontation between two groups that dispute the land in the La Estrella community, illegally settled on the property of the American Jacob Ostreicher.
This Saturday the peasants will maintain for the seventh consecutive day the pressure measurement and they not only demand to find those responsible for Delgadillo’s death, but also a response from the authorities of the national government, to resolve the conflicts over the possession of the properties in the area.
There are two blocking points on the route to Beni /Photo: Desther Ágreda
Faced with this pressure measure, hundreds of vehicles are stranded and there are many people who have been unable to reach their destination. the truckers complain about the scarcity of water and food in the place, and demand that national authorities intervene.
For his part, Alberto Ribera Acho, executive of the Rice Producers Association of the Marbán province of Beni, indicated that lifting the blockade on the route “by force” is being analyzed linking Trinidad with the Santa Cruz capital to avoid further economic losses.
“We as producers are harmed, first it was the pandemic, then the low prices paid by Emapa and now this blockade (…) We are willing to unblock using force and if something happens, the fault will be with the Government”, he commented.
blockade in the north
In the northern zone of Santa Cruz are the members of the boards Buena Vista schoolchildren who installed the blockade as a protest measure against its mayor Teodoro Gonzales.
This measure, which is five days old this Saturday, comes after the municipal authority filed a complaint before the Police against representatives of the school board who asked for improvements to the family basket. he accuses them to prevent or hinder the exercise of their functions, serious injuries, minor injuries and threats against their person.
The blockade on the route to Cochabamba was maintained despite the rain / Photo: Soledad Prado
For this reason, school leaders They decided to carry out an indefinite roadblock and through a decisive vote they reject the Gonzales complaint for “imaginary crimes” and demand the immediate withdrawal of it.
To date, parents they have not had rapprochement with the municipal authorityfor which they announced that they will continue with the blockade during the weekend on the route that connects the department of Santa Cruz with Cochabamba.
From the Santa Cruz Bus Terminal indicated that departures to the department of Beni and Cochabamba continue to be suspendedalong the new highway, until the conflict is resolved and the highway is clear.
There are two blocking points on the route to Beni /Photo: Desther Ágreda
