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Paraguay Unrest Following Congressional Vote

01/04/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Paraguay Unrest Following Congressional Vote

Protestors attack Congress building after President wins secret vote to run again

Protestors attack Congress building after President wins approval to run for a second term.

Protestors in Paraguay attack the country’s Congress building, following a secret vote to allow the country's president to run for a second term.

Also in the programme: Pairing teas with food, haute cuisine style. 

(Image: Demonstrators outside the Congress building in Asunción, Paraguay on 31st March 2017. Credit: Noberto Durate/AFP/Getty Images)

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