In Paraguay, the protesters set fire to the Congress building

The protesters in Paraguay set fire to the Congress building after the Senate adopted an amendment, which will allow the current president of the country Orasio Carlets to re -elect another term. It is reported by Reuters .

A group of protesters burst into the building and began to set fire to various objects. As a result of the riots, several people were injured, including journalists and deputies. It is reported that to disperse the crowd, the police fired people with rubber bullets.

The current President Orasio Carlet was elected for a five -year term in 2013. He is known as one of the richest people in Paraguay and the head of the Tabacos del Paraguay tobacco empire.

The Paraguay constitution forbids the president to re -elect for a second term. This law was adopted in 1992 after the overthrow of the dictatorship of Alfredo Stressner, who ruled the country from 1954 to 1989.