Thousands of protesters answered calls from Colombia's biggest unions to come out on the streets around the country in protest against a controversial tax reform proposal. Forty people were arrested for alleged vandalism, the government said, and 42 police officers were injured. Police in major cities deployed tear gas amid some isolated disturbances.

The video shows people running away from police during the anti-government demonstrations.

Further footage also shows the scene in Bogota.

The protests began after Colombia's government proposed a tax plan aimed at raising $6.7 billion US to pay the country's debts and maintain a basic income scheme for three million low-income people that started during the pandemic. Protesters marched in a national strike against the government proposal on Wednesday. In Bogota, they held balloons and signs that read "no to tax reform" in Spanish.

According to Colombia's Human Rights Ombudsman, 16 protesters and one policeman have been killed in the demonstrations since last Wednesday. But that figure doesn't include reports of deaths in Cali on Monday, which the UN said it is still trying to confirm.

The video shows people protestion over tax plan in Bogota, Colombia. You can hear cars honking and people shouting.

This footage was filmed and produced 29 April 2021.

Thousands of protesters answered calls from Colombia's biggest unions to come out on streets around the country in protest against a controversial tax reform proposal. Forty people were arrested for alleged vandalism, the government said, and 42 police officers were injured. Police in major cities deployed tear gas amid some isolated disturbances.

The video shows people running away from police during the anti-government demonstrations.

This footage was filmed and produced 5 May 2021.

The protests began after Colombia's government proposed a tax plan aimed at raising $6.7 billion US to pay the country's debts and maintain a basic income scheme for three million low-income people that started during the pandemic. Protesters marched in a national strike against the government proposal on Wednesday. In Bogota, they held balloons and signs that read "no to tax reform" in Spanish.

According to Colombia's Human Rights Ombudsman, 16 protesters and one policeman have been killed in the demonstrations since last Wednesday. But that figure doesn't include reports of deaths in Cali on Monday, which the UN said it is still trying to confirm.

The video shows people protestion over tax plan in Bogota, Colombia. You can hear cars honking and people shouting.