Wait, what's going on in #Guatemala?! The Sequel.

There are going to be massive protests around the country again this afternoon, so as I did last week, I'll tweet some context, protest pics, etc in THIS HERE THREAD:

There's a major political crisis in #Guatemala that shows no sign of waning. I'm not going to start at the beginning. I did an epic thread last week with background and reporting from last week's mass protests, congress fire, and repression. Catch up here: https://twitter.com/Sandra_Cuffe/status/1330190755764326403

First off, for on-the-ground reporting today, most journalists here will be out reporting. If you understand Spanish, I'd especially recommend the community-based @PrensaComunitar network and feminist publications @ruda_gt & @laCuerda2, as well as @Factor4_GT and @_ojoconmipisto.

I covered last Saturday for Al Jazeera so today fellow freelancer and sometimes co-conspirator @palabrasdeabajo will be doing that. @sofismenchu & @lanegrisgt are great wire agency correspondents and @estebanbiba and @johanordonez and others are great wire photographers.

I started this thread way too late, so I'll add updates on what has happened since last Saturday once I'm in the plaza. In the meantime, enjoy these bean-related calls for protests. Bean-related protest signs will probably be the feature of my reporting today...

"It's not the budget, it's the looting," reads graffiti in front of the palace. This a.m. a Ministry of the Interior video explained that police officers are wearing "to serve and protect" bracelets today to remind them to protect the population. I see ~100 police, ~0 bracelets.

Human rights advocate Roxana Coronado & relatives were among the 40+ people arrested last weekend when police cracked down on protests in #Guatemala. Photos of her in custody with a "see you in the plaza" sign inspired many. As promised, she's here today, with the @CentinelasGT:

There's a lot going on in different parts of #Guatemala City's central plaza this afternoon all at once. Here's people cheering and chanting along to a song telling President Alejandro Giammattei to #RenunciaYa, among other things:

Near the very center of #Guatemala City's plaza, next to an altar to teenage girls who burned to death locked in a room in a state-run shelter facility, a protest band led the surrounding crowd in a chant for resignations across the board: "¡Que no quede ninguno!"

Ok, so I started this thread so late I didn't get to this week's updates before I got to the plaza. Maybe it's better, because I'll sum it up faster: congress nixed the budget and the president called on the OAS to mediate a so-called dialogue and most people couldn't care less.

Ok, so the bean thing, for anyone who missed it this week, is because a congressman dismissed people who critiqued the budget bill as people who eat a lot of beans. Nearly everyone in #Guatemala does. It sparked indignation, a lot of bean selfies, and so many #frijoleros memes.