,UNRE/ 9 ,PANAMA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 

,TEXT 3 

,BORN 9TO A RI* FAMILY 9 ,PANAMA1 ,JUAN ,C>LOS ,V>ELA IS AN 5TREPR5EUR :O IS FI]CELY 9 FAVOR ( ! FREE M>KET4 ,HE L$ HIS CONS]VATIVE ,PANAM5I/A ,P>TY 9TO ! ELECTIONS 9 #b#i1 BUT WAS !N B\<T (F BY HIS RIVAL ,RIC>DO ,M>T9ELLI1 :O (F]$ HIM ! VISE-PRESID5CY IF HE /OPP$ RUNN+ AGA9/ HIM4 ,9 #bad HE WON ! PRESID5TIAL ELECTION1 COM+ 9 ON PROMISES TO DEVELOP ! ECONOMIC 9FRA/RUCTURE ( ,PANAMA & TO PROCE$ ) URBAN R5OVATION 9 ! FREE TRADE ZONE CITY ( ,COLON4 

,!RE HAS BE5 SOME ECONOMIC GR[? 9 ,PANAMA 9 REC5T YE>S1 D\BLE ! AV]AGE = C5TRAL ,AM]ICA4 ,H[EV] ALMO/ #b#g.0 ( ! POPULATION LIVES 9 POV]TY & ALMO/ #a#f.0 9 EXTREME POV]TY4 ,?IS IS WORSE 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE4 

,9 ,M>* ( ?IS YE> ! URBAN MASSES 9 ,COLON TOLD ,V>ELA :AT !Y ?\<T ( HIS 0URBAN R5OVATION0 !RE1 :I* !Y EQUAT$ ) SOCIAL CLEANS+4 ,!Y RIOT$4 ,!Y W]E ALSO F$ UP ) ! SL[ PACE ( R5OVAT+ ! SEW]S & WAT] SUPPLY SY/EM1 ! DECAY ( PUBLIC S*OOLS & HEAL?C>E4 ,A L>GE M>* PROTE/$ AGA9/ ALL ?IS & RIOT+ !N BROKE \T ) SOME BUILD+S BE+ BURNT D[N4 ,AT ! SAME TIME A TWO-DAY /RIKE BROKE \T 9 ! PORT4 ,AS ONE LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZ] SAID3 0:AT MA9LY MOTIVATES US IS ! P]V]SE AIM ( ,PANAMANIAN ,PRESID5T ,JUAN ,C>LOS ,V>ELA TO USE \R MONEY TO KICK POOR PEOPLE \T ( ! CITY & H& IT OV] TO ! RI*40 

,?+S GOT WORSE = ,V>ELA ON #a#f? ,JULY ) ANN\NCEM5T ( #h4#d.0 PRICE RISES 9 ELECTRICITY4 ,A #b#d-H\R G5]AL /RIKE BROKE \T1 BACK$ BY #ah DIFF]5T SECTORS ( WORK]4 ,P]HAPS ! MO/ MILITANT HAVE BE5 ! BUILD+ WORK]S & ! TEA*]S4 ,BUILD+ WORK]S HAD ALREADY BE5 \T ON A F\R-WEEK /RIKE DEM&+ A #f.0 PAY 9CREASE4 ,! UNION LEAD]%IP SABOTAG$ ! /RIKE BY /OPP+ /RIKE PAY & 5D+ ! /RIKE4 ,H[EV]1 ! ELECTRICITY HIKES GALVANIZ$ ! BUILD+ WORK]S AGA94 ,ANG] AGA9/ ! UNION LEAD] ,SAUL ,M5DEZ SURFAC$ & HE WAS ACCUS$ ( BE+ A ?IEF & SELL\T BY ANGRY WORK]S4 

,MEAN:ILE #i.0 ( ! TEA*]S WALK$ \T TO JO9 ! /RIKE4 ,?IS FOLL[$ /RIKES 9 ,M>* & ,APRIL DEM&+ ! PAYM5T ( UNPAID B5EFITS & AN 9CREASE 9 ! $UCATION BUDGET4 

,9 ADDITION1 WORK]S AT ! SEWAGE & WAT] AU?ORITY W5T \T ON 9DEF9ITE /RIKE1 DEM&+ ! PAYM5T ( UNPAID B5EFITS & A PAY 9CREASE4 

,SIMM]+ DISCONT5T AT ! PRIVATIZATION ( MANY 9DU/RIES IS 9CREAS+1 AS WORK]S' PAY & B5EFITS >E DRIV5 D[N & MORE & MORE >E 9 PREC>I\S WORK AS A RESULT1 AS MANY FAMILIES HAVE !IR WAT] CUT (F = NONPAYM5T4 

#aae MILLIONAIRES COLLECTIVELY [N @s#a#f BILLION :IL/ A FIF? ( ! POPULATION LIVE 9 POV]TY4 

,?R\<\T ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA ! TEMPO ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE IS 9CREAS+4 ,WORK]S & PEASANTS & ! URBAN POOR NE$ TO REJECT ! POLITICS ( BO? ! RI<T & LEFT P>TIES1 :O FALSELY PROMISE ECONOMIC R5EWAL & A /RUGGLE AGA9/ CORRUPTION4 ,!Y NE$ TO RELY ON ONLY !MSELVES & GO ON TO BUILD AN AUTONOM\S MASS MOVEM5T ?AT SWEEPS ASIDE ! UNION LEAD]S & ! POLITICIANS & CONFRONTS ! RI* M9ORITY & ITS S]VANTS4 

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