Bolivia clears anti-government roadblocks after emergency decree, as patrol plane crash kills 6
Security forces began clearing highways as roadblocks eased and an Air Force patrol plane crash killed six, including officers, authorities said.
- On Sunday, the Legislative Assembly overwhelmingly ratified a state of emergency declared by Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, authorizing security forces to clear weeks-long anti-government roadblocks that had isolated major cities.
- Protests lasting more than 50 days stem from economic distress and agrarian reform opposition, though the government claims former President Evo Morales instigated the unrest to destabilize the administration.
- Business groups estimate losses exceeding $2 billion, while Luis Larrea, president of the Paz Departmental Medical Association, reported patients died inside ambulances, warning, "We're running out of oxygen."
- While most highways cleared Sunday during the Andean-Amazonian New Year, blockades persist in the Chapare region, maintained by coca growers' unions allied with Morales.
- Although the emergency declaration lasts 90 days, analysts warn that emergency powers could deepen unrest if the government fails to address the underlying economic causes fueling the protests.
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Six people died, Sunday, following the crash of a plane by the Bolivian Air Force in a mountainous area of the "Cochabamba" administration in central Bolivia, during a civil action support trip, as announced by the Bolivian army. In a statement, the Bolivian Air Force stated that the plane was used to transport and assist cancer patients, within the framework of its social assistance and civil work programmes throughout the country.
Bolivia Clears La Paz Blockades, 6 Killed When Air Force Plane Crashes Monitoring Blockades
La Paz: Anti-government roadblocks that have isolated Bolivia’s capital La Paz and other major cities were still being cleared Sunday, a day after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency that was later overwhelmingly ratified by parliament.Also Sunday, six people, inc
Six people were killed in a military aircraft crash in Bolivia, the Bolivian Ministry of Defense reported on Sunday. It reportedly involved four military personnel and two civilians.
Rodrigo Paz declares State of Emergency in Bolivia
Rodrigo Paz declares a state of emergency in Bolivia "to clear the country's highways" June 20, 2026 By BBC News Mundo* *With information from Cecilia Barría, Ayelén Oliva, and Gerardo Lissardy. “This is not a state of emergency intended to restrict people's lives. It is exactly the opposite,” President Paz said on Saturday. (Photo from June 8). Photo: Aizar Raldes/AFP via Getty Images. After stating that he had exhausted “all avenues for dialog…
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