This Wednesday, security forces detained 12 people and identified more than 2,500 during farmer protests in various parts of Spain, according to the Interior Ministry.
The data, collected until 19:00 (18:00 in Lisbon), was published after a meeting of the committee monitoring the protests and reflects the actions of the National Police, Civil Guard and three autonomous bodies.
Twelve people were detained, up from two on Tuesday, according to the report.
Authorities identified a total of 2,562 people, up from several hundred the day before, and 733 administrative complaints were also filed, the Efe news agency reported.
The second day of mass protests by farmers has intensified and diversified the fronts. Following Tuesday’s road closures, ports such as Castellón were blocked and an “online” character was added, with cyber attacks on the “websites” of Spanish institutions.
European farmers, including in Portugal, have taken to the streets in recent weeks, cutting up roads with tractors and staging street protests, demanding flexibility in the Common Agricultural Policy (PAC) and more support for the sector. governments to take new measures.
The European Commission has also given in to the demands of European farmers: Community Executive President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday that she would withdraw the institution’s proposal aimed at halving the use of pesticides in agriculture by 2030, a central element of European environmental legislation.