the game of brinkmanship heats up catalan leader colors put them on at the regional parliament for the latest showdown camera struggle to get a good glimpse of the man who is refusing to back down in his latest letter to the spanish government he warns that the catalan parliament could vote to declare independence if madrid triggers article one hundred fifty five this allows spain central government to take over any of the country's seventeen autonomous regions if they break the law which declaring independence is deemed to be. the spanish government's reaction to double down the government will continue with the processing of article one hundred fifty five of the constitution with a goal to restore the law in catalonia if you will restore rather. than. spain says it will hold a special cabinet meeting on saturday to activate article one hundred fifty five