Bolivian President Pushes State of Emergency Law as 2 Ministers Resign
More than 100 road blockades have disrupted food, fuel and medical supplies as protests over economic hardship and emergency powers intensify.
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Bolivia's president, Rodrigo Paz, sent Congress a bill this Wednesday to regulate the state of exception in the country, at a time when a wave of protests is jeopardizing his government, with blockades, supplies and confrontations. According to Paz, the text follows a logic of humanitarian action, but strengthens the role of the security forces. The announcement occurred one day after the resignation of two cabinet ministers who took office less…
Bolivia's president, Rodrigo Paz, announced on Wednesday a bill to "strengthen" the military's action in an eventual state of emergency against the blockades and protests that demand their resignation.
Bolivian president advances emergency law as two ministers resign
The crisis, which began in early May with protests over fuel shortages, rising living costs and opposition to economic measures promoted by the government, has left at least five people dead and caused economic losses that exceed $1.6 billion, News.Az reports, citing UPI. *** Since the inception, more than 100 roadblocks have disrupted the transportation of goods, food and medical supplies, and fuel distribution in different parts of the country…
Buenos Aires, 3 June (NA) — Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz said Wednesday that the country faces “the battle of battles” against structures that seek to prevent change and denounced that drug trafficking resources feed mobilizations against its government, after which he announced the sending of a law to regulate states of emergency, called for dialogue with the mobilized sectors and anticipated an expansion of its cabinet to incorporate new so…
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