US EditionDerogation of DS 5503 and Rise in Economic Stability
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The president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, gave in this Sunday to put an end to the first crisis of his government. Paz announced, surrounded by his Cabinet, the withdrawal of decree 5503, which applied an economic adjustment to alleviate the monetary crisis. The norm provided for the elimination of the subsidy to gasoline and diesel, which, however, will remain in a new document. The decision comes after 21 days of marches and social pressure from …
Mario Argollo, executive secretary of the COB, who led the mobilization against the decree, told the members of the movement that “his struggle has not been in vain, it has paid off.”
Cob States that the Government “Failed” the Signed Act Yesterday on the New Decree Replacing Ds 5503
Faced with this situation, he said that the COB declares itself in a state of emergency and announced that it will convene a national expansion to define the measures to follow if the decree is published in the Official Gazette without the consensus of...
La Paz, Jan. 12, 2026 (ATB Digital).- The Confederation of Single Trade Unions of Peasant Workers of Bolivia (CSUTCB) reported that, following the meetings and consensus reached between the Government and the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB), will proceed to the lifting of all the blockades at the national level. The peasant sector assured that it always remained firm in the demand for abrogation of Supreme Decree 5503 and that, as part of the org…
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