Puerto Rico's police have arrested Giovanni Roberto Cáez, who had been leading calls for the government to allow school cafeterias to distribute meals to needy families during the island's shutdown.
Puerto Rico's police have arrested a well-known advocate for the poor who in recent days had been calling on the government to allow school cafeterias to distribute meals to children going hungry during the island's coronavirus shutdown.
Unlike recent protests in parts of the U.S that have called for reopening local economies and been generally dismissive of public health concerns, Thursday's protest in San Juan was to demand the island's government do more to help people who've run out of money and food during the nearly two-month lockdown. Organizers asked demonstrators to remain in their cars during the protest.
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