Bolivian Farmers Back
Constituent Assembly
Some 20,000 coca growers
and farmers from
Cochabamba marched to
this city on Friday to
participate in a
Cultural and Social
Summit in defense of the
Bolivian Constituent
Assembly on Monday.
According to Julio
Salazar, the trip will
be funded by the
community and
historically
marginalized sectors
that expect the
Constituent Assembly to
conclude its sessions
with a draft
Constitution by December
14.
Currently suspended for
security reasons in
Sucre, the Constituent
Assembly is expected to
resume its session on
Sept. 10, although its
venue might be
transferred to another
department.
The aboriginal
representatives pointed
out that they will hold
a permanent vigil in
Sucre until then to
prevent new violent acts
by Union Juvenil
Cruceñista, an
opposition shock group.
It was confirmed that
more than 100 farmers
from the southern state
of Tarija would
participate in the
march. |
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