Overview
- Farm actions continued into Tuesday with the A64 blocked in both directions near Carbonne, the Foix tunnel on the RN20 closed, and fresh disruptions reported on routes including the RN88 at Albi and key roads around Auch.
- Coordination Rurale said it will refer the Auch incident to the police watchdog IGPN and the public prosecutor after videos showed officers pointing guns at a tractor driver who was arrested and released around 4 a.m.
- France's interior minister defended the operation as within the legal framework, and the Gers prefect said weapons were drawn for only a few seconds before being holstered, with no injuries reported.
- An intersyndical rally in Haute-Garonne is scheduled this morning near Cazères, with participants considering a renewed A64 blockade or a rail action, and a march in Toulouse is planned for January 3.
- Despite accelerated vaccination of more than half the targeted cattle in the region, farmers maintain blockades over the culling policy and limited aid, and local authorities have authorized drone surveillance of today's gathering on the A64.