| 2022 Panamanian protests | |
| Partof: | 2021–2022 global energy crisis, 2022 food crises and the economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Date: | – |
| Place: | Panama |
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| Methods: | Labor strike, protests, demonstrations, civil resistance and online activism |
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| Side1: | Protesters
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| Side2: |  Government of Panama
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| Leadfigures1: | Non-centralized leadership |
| Leadfigures2: | Laurentino Cortizo José Gabriel Carrizo Juan M. Pino |
| Howmany1: | Tens of thousands |
| Howmany2: | Thousands |
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]
The government initially selectively froze fuel for collective and selective transportation carriers at US$3.95/gallon at the start of June;[11] they subsequently extended the price freeze to transporters of agricultural cargo.[12] After this price freeze, the National Assembly celebrated the re-election of its president, Crispiano Adames.[13] This joined a long list of other complaints of corruption which have not been investigated by the corresponding authorities, like the approval of the re-election of the rector of the Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí[14] or the supposed nepotism in the management of the Assembly payroll,[15] among others.