In July 2022, protests broke out in Panama. They were reportedly triggered by rising inflation, corruption, and a cost of living crisis.[4] The economy has suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russo-Ukrainian War.[5] On 18 July, Panama City saw the country's largest protest.[6] President Laurentino Cortizo's government deal to cut fuel prices was rejected by trade unions.[7] Protestors blocked sections of the transcontinental Pan-American Highway.[8] On 27 July, security minister Juan Manuel Pino Forero said that the roads were clear for the first time.[9] On 2 August, the teachers strike concluded.[10]
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| Part of 2021–2022 global energy crisis, 2022 food crises and the economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||
 Teacher unions demonstrating in front of the Panama Canal Administration Building on 20 July 2022. | |||
| Date | 1 July 2022 – August 10, 2022 (1 month, 1 week and 3 days) | ||
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| Methods | Labor strike, protests, demonstrations, civil resistance and online activism | ||
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