Guatemala Protesters Block Highways After Arevalo Denounces 'Coup'

Protesters blocked highways and marched in Guatemala’s main cities on Monday after president-elect Bernardo Arévalo denounced a “coup” plot to keep him out of power.

Arévalo called on supporters to take to the streets to defend democracy after the Attorney General’s office raided the electoral authority on Friday. The raid was the fifth since the Aug. 20 vote, and prosecutors confiscated tally sheets and other documents in a case against Arévalo’s Semilla party.

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