Heellooo @edicted, and very Hive to meet you!
Those protests are definitely an instrumentalisation from the old political parties ("ARENA" and the "FMLN") that are seeking by all possible means to tarnish Nayib Bukele's reputation, without even trying to understand what a crypto is. They systematically associate Bukele's image with the one of a dictator, and for the very reason of such a manipulation being impossible to achieve when dealing with the adoption of a decentralized and algorithmically regulated currency, prefer to spread false information about what BTC is.
On September 15th, during our National Day, most assessments I've read mention that 15,000 people gathered in San Salvador, to protest against the government decision on BTC, and more globally to disapprove its political line. Our country is a very small one, but under no latitude a 15k strong demonstration reflects a big movement, above all when on a daily basis around 10 times more Salvadorans install and begin using the Chivo LN app.
Your question will incite me to add a fourth part to this "BTC in El Salvador" series, to tackle the reactions I've most heard from persons who're reluctant to give a try at BTC. Thanks for that!