30 minutos de silencio antes de la rabia frente al Congreso: “¡Vergüenza!, ¡vergüenza!, ¡vergüenza!”

For two hours, protesters had been furious outside the Congress of Deputies. Suddenly, they fell silent. They abandoned megaphones, cardboard signs with marker pens, flags, and backpacks. Everything was scattered on the ground. They sat in groups, searching for the best live signal to connect with the interior of the chamber, where they believed the outcome of their declarations was being debated.

Around 200 young people, around 15:00, sat on the streets of Carrera de San Jerónimo for the first time witnessing a live vote. "Is it paid?" one young person asked their friend when they saw the image not being charged. They were not the only ones interested. Almost all National Police Officers guarding the street were also watching their smartphones.

"Coalition Canaria has voted yes," they broadcasted. As the vote progressed, silence settled in the street. It was moments of calm before the storm. Until the very last minute, there was hope that the decrees would go through. Nevertheless, everyone was well-informed and had a feeling that the key moment would be when the cameras focused on the Junts per Cataluña deputies.

At 15:27, it happened. "It's fallen," announced a young woman. The silence broke definitively as they stood up. The anger was back.