Venezuelan Pensioners Take to the Streets to Demand Payment

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Hundreds of pensioners lined up outside banks and even blocked main roads in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on Sep. 1 to demand monthly benefits in this South American country suffering from hyperinflation.

The retirees and others living on pensions arrived at banks in the early hours on Sep. 1 carrying umbrellas and small chairs in anticipation of the long lines that quickly formed.