Guatemalan riot police moved in to quell unrest after hundreds of demonstrators stormed the country's Congress and set fire to part of the building Saturday, per the BBC.
The big picture: Some 7,000 protesters rallied in Guatemala City to demand President Alejandro Giammattei resign over the 2021 budget passed earlier in the week, which cut funds to COVID-19 programs but "approved $65,000" to cover politicians' meals, per AP. Opposition lawmakers said firms with government connections got priority for "big infrastructure projects," the BBC notes.
Protests continue in Guatemala City https://t.co/n8SfcQoAOs
— Jeff Abbott (@palabrasdeabajo) November 22, 2020
Editor's note: This article has been updated with news of the riot police moving in.
