On the morning of April 13th, 200 families from the “Tierra Blanca Calle Principal” farm in the Tierra Blanca microregion of Sayaxché, Petén, were victims of an attempted eviction by the palm oil company Industria Chiquibul SA, carried out by the personnel from company's private security. This attack occurred within the context of an occupation of the company's land by former workers who are demanding payment of their labour and benefits, and who have, so far, received no favourable response. Izáis Tiul Pop, a 30-year-old community member, was injured during the incident. According to the complaints, the attempted eviction was carried out without following the legal procedures or mechanisms and the dialogue between the company and the workers had been abandoned. The action was not unsuccessful due to the opposition from the community who continued to defend their land and their labour rights. It is particularly worrying that the limitations on freedom of movement and assembly imposed by the Guatemalan Government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, have been used to carry out these evictions and attempted evictions, thus preventing communities from receiving the support from the national and international organisations that would usually provide accompaniment for their processes.