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3 weeks of protests in Panama cause food, fuel shortages

People walk due to roadblocks set up by protesters demonstrating against inflation, especially surging fuel prices, in Pacora, Panama, early Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) People cycle and walk due to roadblocks set up by protesters demonstrating against inflation, especially surging fuel prices, in Pacora, Panama, early Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) Commuters walk along the Pan American Highway due to roadblocks set up by protesters demonstrating against inflation, especially surging fuel prices, in Pacora, Panama, early Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) A worker pushes a dolly past a closed stall at a market in Panama City, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. A third week of protests and highway blockades have begun to impact the supply of food and other items in parts of Panama. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) Pineapples and papayas are displayed for sale at a market in Panama City, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. A third week of protests and highway blockades have begun to impact the supply of food and other items in parts of Panama. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) People walk due to roadblocks set up by protesters demonstrating against inflation, especially surging fuel prices, in Pacora, Panama, early Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) A roadblock placed by protesters demonstrating against inflation, especially surging fuel prices, forces people to walk in Pacora, Panama, early Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) Fruits are displayed for sale at a market in Panama City, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. A third week of protests and highway blockades have begun to impact the supply of food and other items in parts of Panama. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) A vendor sits in front of his curtained stall hoping for his produce delivery to arrive at a market in Panama City, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. A third week of protests and highway blockades have begun to impact the supply of food and other items in parts of Panama. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) Tires blocking the road force commuters to walk as demonstrators protest inflation, especially surging fuel prices, in Pacora, Panama, early Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) People walk due to roadblocks set up by protesters demonstrating against inflation, especially surging fuel prices, in Pacora, Panama, early Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)