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class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">June 2020</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline;" class="location">Puerto Rico</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Caused by</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Police_brutality_in_the_United_States" title="Police brutality in the United States">Police brutality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Institutional_racism" title="Institutional racism">Institutional racism</a> against <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">African Americans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Afro-Puerto_Ricans" class="mw-redirect" title="Afro-Puerto Ricans">Afro-Puerto Ricans</a></li> <li>Reaction to the <a href="/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd" title="Murder of George Floyd">murder of George Floyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Income_inequality_in_the_United_States" title="Income inequality in the United States">Economic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Racial_inequality_in_the_United_States" title="Racial inequality in the United States">racial</a> and <a href="/wiki/Socioeconomic_mobility_in_the_United_States" title="Socioeconomic mobility in the United States">social inequality</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Puerto Rico has seen a series of <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests" title="George Floyd protests">George Floyd protests</a> with hundreds of participants marching in demonstrations island-wide. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Floyd_protests_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 3, 2020, San Juan Mayor, <a href="/wiki/Carmen_Yul%C3%ADn_Cruz" title="Carmen Yulín Cruz">Carmen Yulín Cruz</a>, announced that flags would be at <a href="/wiki/Half-mast" title="Half-mast">half-mast</a> in San Juan for 46 days in honor of <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd" title="George Floyd">George Floyd</a>. Floyd was 46 years old at the time of <a href="/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd" title="Murder of George Floyd">his murder</a>. Yulín Cruz tweeted "we must stand up against police brutality and racism if we all want to live in peace."<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 2, 2020, former Governor <a href="/wiki/An%C3%ADbal_Acevedo_Vil%C3%A1" title="Aníbal Acevedo Vilá">Aníbal Acevedo Vilá</a> criticized Resident Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Jenniffer_Gonz%C3%A1lez" class="mw-redirect" title="Jenniffer González">Jenniffer González</a>'s silence and her ties to Trump. Acevedo Vilá also criticized Trump's reactions to the protests, noting the use of military force in his <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump_visit_to_St._John%27s_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Donald Trump visit to St. John's Church">visit to St. John's Church</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_and_law_enforcement">Military and law enforcement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Floyd_protests_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Military and law enforcement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In response to U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>'s call for military intervention in the <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests" title="George Floyd protests">George Floyd protests</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_National_Guard" title="Puerto Rico National Guard">Puerto Rico National Guard</a> (PRNG) General, <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_J._Reyes" title="José J. Reyes">José J. Reyes</a>, stated that the priority of the PRNG is not to control protests in the United States but that they would <a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">activate</a> if called to do so. He elaborated that the PRNG is active in efforts to mitigate the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Puerto_Rico" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico">COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico</a> and preparing for potential hurricanes.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/San_Juan_Police_Department" title="San Juan Police Department">San Juan Police Department</a> Chief, José Juan García, stated he did not wish to arrest protesters and said that he wishes to maintain order.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demonstrations">Demonstrations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Floyd_protests_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demonstrations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_1">June 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Floyd_protests_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: June 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hundreds participated in a vigil at El Ancón and <a href="/wiki/R%C3%ADo_Grande_de_Lo%C3%ADza" title="Río Grande de Loíza">Río Grande</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lo%C3%ADza,_Puerto_Rico" title="Loíza, Puerto Rico">Loíza</a> before the 7:00 pm curfew to express solidarity with <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">African Americans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_2">June 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Floyd_protests_in_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: June 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Protesters assembled in front of <a href="/wiki/La_Fortaleza" title="La Fortaleza">La Fortaleza</a> around 5:00 pm. Over 200 protesters violated the 7:00 pm curfew leading police to use <a href="/wiki/Pepper_spray" title="Pepper spray">pepper spray</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Protesters threw <a href="/wiki/Motor_oil" title="Motor oil">motor oil</a> at the police shortly after 7:00 pm. Onlookers observed that the police used plastic shields and assembled in a <a href="/wiki/Battle_formation" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle formation">battle formation</a> known as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fuerzas_de_choque&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fuerzas de choque (page does not exist)">Fuerzas de choque</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuerzas_de_choque" class="extiw" title="es:Fuerzas de choque">es</a>]</span>. The protest in front of <a href="/wiki/La_Fortaleza" title="La Fortaleza">La Fortaleza</a> was organized by Colectiva Feminista (CF). CF posted an <a href="/wiki/Anti-racism" title="Anti-racism">anti-racist</a> manifesto.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Participants called for the end of racism and police brutality in the Commonwealth while blaming local officials for the deaths of black residents.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an effort to prevent the spread of <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a>, protesters had masks, hand sanitizer and attempted to practice <a href="/wiki/Social_distancing" title="Social distancing">social distancing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The San Juan Police Chief reported that there were no arrests, although 10 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title="George Floyd protests in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Minnesota" title="George Floyd protests in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Mississippi" title="George Floyd protests in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Missouri" title="George Floyd protests in Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Montana" title="George Floyd protests in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Nebraska" title="George Floyd protests in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Nevada" title="George Floyd protests in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_New_Hampshire" title="George Floyd protests in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_New_Jersey" title="George Floyd protests in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> 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title="George Floyd protests in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Wisconsin" title="George Floyd protests in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Wyoming" title="George Floyd protests in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #eeeeee"><a href="/wiki/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_outside_the_United_States" title="List of George Floyd protests outside the United States">Outside the U.S.</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Australia" title="George Floyd protests in Australia">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Belgium" title="George Floyd protests in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Canada" title="George Floyd protests in 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op at St. John's Church">Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_gun-toting_incident" title="St. Louis gun-toting incident">St. Louis gun-toting incident</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #eeeeee">Deaths</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_James_Scurlock" title="Killing of James Scurlock">James Scurlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_David_McAtee" title="Killing of David McAtee">David McAtee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_of_David_Dorn" title="Murder of David Dorn">David Dorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shooting_of_Sean_Monterrosa" title="Shooting of Sean Monterrosa">Sean Monterrosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_of_Garrett_Foster" title="Murder of Garrett Foster">Garrett Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killings_of_Aaron_Danielson_and_Michael_Reinoehl" title="Killings of Aaron Danielson and Michael Reinoehl">Aaron Danielson and Michael Reinoehl</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #eeeeee">Arrests</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Omar_Jimenez" title="Omar Jimenez">Omar Jimenez</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#eeeeee;;width:1%">Slogans</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/8_minutes_46_seconds" title="8 minutes 46 seconds">8:46</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_can%27t_breathe" title="I can't breathe">I can't breathe</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_the_looting_starts,_the_shooting_starts" 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class="mw-redirect" title="Actions against memorials in Great Britain during the George Floyd protests">Actions against memorials in Great Britain</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commission_for_Diversity_in_the_Public_Realm" title="Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm">Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_Square" title="George Floyd Square">George Floyd Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Plaza" title="Black Lives Matter Plaza">Black Lives Matter Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Black_Lives_Matter_street_murals" title="List of Black Lives Matter street murals">Black Lives Matter street murals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackout_Tuesday" title="Blackout Tuesday">Blackout Tuesday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Occupied_Protest" title="Capitol Hill Occupied Protest">Capitol Hill Occupied Protest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_changes_made_due_to_the_George_Floyd_protests" title="List of changes made due to the George Floyd protests">Changes made</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_monuments_and_memorials_removed_during_the_George_Floyd_protests" title="List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests">Monuments and memorials removed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_name_changes_due_to_the_George_Floyd_protests" title="List of name changes due to the George Floyd protests">Name changes</a></li></ul></li> <li>Labor action <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Strike_for_Black_Lives_(coalition_protest)" title="Strike for Black Lives (coalition protest)">Strike for Black Lives (general)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_athlete_strikes" title="2020 American athlete strikes">Sports strikes</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strike_for_Black_Lives_(academic_protest)" title="Strike for Black Lives (academic protest)">Strike for Black Lives (academic)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#eeeeee;;width:1%">Proposed<br />legislation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BREATHE_Act" title="BREATHE Act">BREATHE Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ending_Qualified_Immunity_Act" title="Ending Qualified Immunity Act">Ending Qualified Immunity Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_Law_Enforcement_Trust_and_Integrity_Act" title="George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act">George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_Justice_in_Policing_Act" title="George Floyd Justice in Policing Act">George Floyd Justice in Policing Act</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#eeeeee;;width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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