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Bolivia's President Declares State of Emergency Over Blockades
The decree lets the military help clear blockades after 50 days of protests that have caused shortages and at least 17 deaths, officials said.
- On Saturday, June 20, 2026, President Rodrigo Paz declared a nationwide state of emergency, authorizing military and police deployment to clear road blockades after 50 days of protests paralyzed Bolivia's economy.
- Protests erupted in May after Paz cut fuel subsidies to shrink the fiscal deficit, escalating into highway blockades that isolated La Paz and El Alto, affecting nearly 2 million residents.
- Violent clashes between riot police and dynamite-wielding demonstrators resulted in at least 365 arrests and 37 injuries, while the Bolivian Ombudsman's Office attributes at least 17 deaths to disrupted medical access.
- While the Bolivian Workers' Confederation agreed Friday to end pressure measures, rural groups like Tupac Katari vowed to continue blockades, and Congress must approve the emergency decree within 72 hours.
- President Paz characterizes the movement as an organized attempt to destabilize democracy, while allies of former President Evo Morales describe it as an indigenous rebellion driven by economic hardship.
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The Bolivian legislature validated the presidential decree declaring a state of emergency to lift roadblocks.
La Paz, Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz issued a state of emergency yesterday morning and ordered police and military officers to clear the barricades of protesters that have paralysed the country for more than six weeks. At the same time, the government reiterated its accusations against former President Evo Morales (2006-2019) to promote mobilizations and called them a “coup attempt of narcoterrorism.”
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union-bulletin.comBolivia begins clearing protests as Morales allies vow to resist
Bolivia’s security forces began clearing road blockades after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency following 50 days of unrest that have severely disrupted the economy.
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