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Panama Union Leader Saúl Méndez Goes Into Exile in Bolivia

Summary by The Tico Times
Panama's top union leader Saúl Méndez flees to Bolivia after charges of fraud and money laundering spark political showdown with the government.

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On Saturday, July 19, it was announced that the Secretary General of the Unified Union of Construction and Similar Workers (Suntras), Saúl Méndez Rodríguez, received the political asylum that was expected from the Plurinational State of Bolivia. READ ALSO: Suntras rejects request for dissolution from the Panamanian government Before getting on the vehicle that would take him to the airport to board a plane to the Bolivian nation, the leader who …

Saúl Méndez, who defends leftist ideas, took refuge in the morning of May 21 at the Bolivian Embassy, located in Panama City, claiming a

Telesur /Resumen Latinoamericano, July 19, 2025. This political asylum prevents the government from detaining him illegally and arbitrarily, as it has done with other social leaders, in order to silence its leadership in the protests that have united various sectors against the law that reformed the Social Security Fund and [...] La entrada Panama. Leader of Suntracs receives asylum from Bolivia in the face of political persecution of the Panama…

Saul Mendez obtained refuge after two months in the Bolivian embassy, in the midst of a crisis involving billionaire scams.

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TVN broke the news in on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
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