Bolivia on edge after Paz declares emergency to clear protest gridlock
President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency on Saturday to dismantle road blockades. Police used bulldozers on Sunday to open highways. Fuel trucks have since entered La Paz.
What changed
Authorities have begun deploying machinery to clear the roads and fuel deliveries have resumed in the capital.
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Bolivian Police Use Bulldozers to Clear Roadblocks After Emergency Decree
confidence 100%President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency on Saturday to dismantle road blockades. Police used bulldozers on Sunday to open highways. Fuel trucks have since entered La Paz.
What's confirmed:
- President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency on Saturday.
- The emergency decree allows the military and security forces to clear road blockades.
- Farmers and Indigenous groups have led the anti-government protests.
- Roadblocks had paralyzed the economy for 50 days.
- Police used bulldozers to clear highways on Sunday.
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President Rodrigo Paz declares state of emergency in Bolivia
confidence 95%President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency on Saturday to address a blockade crisis. The move allows security forces and the military to clear roadblocks that have paralyzed the economy. Protests over living costs and economic pressure have persisted for 50 days.
What's confirmed:
- President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency on Saturday.
- The state of emergency allows for the deployment of the military and security forces to clear blockades.
- Protests and road blockades have lasted 50 days and crippled the economy.
- The unrest was driven by rising living costs and economic pressure.
Still unconfirmed:
- The blockades were an organized bid to destabilize Bolivia rather than a social protest.
- At least 14 people have died during the protests.