A police officer using tear gas against protesters marching against tax reform in Cali.Andrés González / AP
In the middle of the protests, of the degradation, of the human rights abuses, the Colombian government has withdrawn the tax reform that made the cup of indignation spill over, and is now beginning a search for a path towards consensus, agreement and âspaces to listen.â There can be no other way forward for now, in addition to finding within the many proposals that have been made, a sensible technical text that will solve the numerous economic needs the country faces. But thatâs not the core issue here. And the core issue needs to be brought into the light, or else, like all recurring forms of violence, the eruption will not be contained.
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