Evo Morales Supporters Protest in Bolivia Against Fuel Rise
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The protesters carried indigenous flags and posters demanding that the Central American president Rodrigo Paz repeal the rule. One of them pulled a tractor with a rope as he shouted: "There is no diesel, there is no diesel!" In mid-August, the government issued a decree that doubled the price of the liter of that fuel for consumers who buy large quantities, including agricultural and peasant producers. The price went from 0.8 to 1.5 dollars. "Th…
Cocaleros, campesinos and the so-called “intercultural”, all loyal to Morales, participated in the caravan with the whipala.
Thousands of coca growers and supporters of former Bolivian President Evo Morales marched Friday in a city in central Bolivia in open contempt of the state of emergency imposed by the government and to protest the fuel shortage and policies of President Rodrigo Paz.
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