Following two days of sometimes violent protests, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo has withdrawn a decree which would have made car insurance compulsory in the Central American nation. Under the new law, owners of cars, lorries, buses and motorbikes would have been required to take out insurance to cover harm caused to others in the event of an accident. President Arévalo argued that the new rule was necessary to compensate victims of traffic accidents, but many in Guatemala - where an estimated 55% live in poverty - said they would not be able to afford the extra cost. Thousands blocked major roads and clashed with police in the days since the decree was made public on Monday. The government had issued the decree in the wake of a deadly bus accident last month in which more than 50 people died.

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