A group of opponents of the draft amendment to the constitution that would allow the re-election of presidents and former presidents, approved by senators who support current president Horacio Cartes, have occupied Congress and provoked clashes with the police. The country's constitution prohibited re-election from the date it was passed in 1992, three years after the brutal dictatorship fell in 1989.
Chanting slogans such as "Enough with the dictatorship", the protesters broke into the Congress building after breaking doors, fences and windows. They then looted the offices of senators in favor of the amendment and set fire to furniture and furnishings.
A young man was shot dead by police at the headquarters of the Partido Liberal Radical Autentico, the opposition party, during the clashes. This was announced by the president of the party, Efrain Alegre. According to Alegre, the police raided the party premises "in a barbaric way" and shot at the demonstrators, some of whom were seriously injured. A young man was killed by police shots at the headquarters of the Partido Liberal Radical Autentico, the opposition party, during the clashes. This was announced by the president of the party, Efrain Alegre. According to Alegre, the police raided the party premises "in a barbaric way" and shot at the demonstrators, some of whom were seriously injured.
