BONUS: A Crushing Blow to Puerto Rico: A New Debt Restructuring Plan

For this bonus episode, we’re sharing a Facebook Live panel discussion from our friends at Power 4 Puerto Rico. The topic of discussion is Puerto Rico’s recently approved debt restructuring plan that the US colonial board - La Junta - imposed on Puerto Rico. We talked about the new debt restructuring plan and its faults in our last episode and took a deeper dive on our Instagram page - @paseopodcast - as to why this new plan could lead to devastating effects down the road for la Isla.

But what we’re sharing today will provide a more in-depth unpacking of the details of the plan. The panelists you’ll hear from in this episode include:

• Natalia Renta, Senior Policy Strategist for the Center for Popular Democracy 
• Eva Prados of Frente Ciudadano para la Auditoria de la Deuda
• Daniel Santamaria Ots, Senior Policy Analyst for Espacios Abiertos 
• The panel will be moderated by former Paseo Podcast guest and Director of Power 4 Puerto Rico, Erica Gonzalez.

Episode Art Photo Credit: The Economist

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