PROTESTS against poverty and inequality in Colombia resumed on the country’s independence day, with thousands joining marches in multiple cities.

The protests on Tuesday came as President Ivan Duque presented a $4 billion (£2.9bn) tax plan for social programmes and pandemic-related expenses.

The plan is smaller than a $6.3bn (£4.6bn) package that was presented in April, setting off huge protests across Colombia in which dozens of people were killed by authorities.