US throws support behind Bolivia's president as unrest grows
Washington says it will support Paz as Bolivia’s unrest deepens and military deployment begins to clear road blockades.
- On Friday, the United States and the Shield of the Americas condemned "ongoing efforts" to "overthrow the legitimately and overwhelmingly elected" government of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, pledging emergency assistance to stabilize the country.
- Since May, demonstrators have blockaded roadways across Bolivia protesting inflation and fuel shortages; the unrest intensified after President Paz scrapped fuel subsidies, causing prices to surge by nearly 90%.
- War Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on Thursday that the War Department would "reject all attempts to overthrow the legitimate government" of Paz, as the legislature authorized military deployment to clear blockades officials claim are linked to narco-terrorists.
- Former President Evo Morales, who ruled for 14 years, is calling for early elections amid the crisis, while Paz has reshuffled his cabinet and pledged to take a 50-percent pay cut.
- In May, farmers feared the land reform law Ley 1720 would threaten smallholder rights, while the crisis tests the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, a regional security initiative established by Trump.
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The diplomatic and security front of the Western Hemisphere has firmly closed ranks to curb institutional destabilization in Bolivia. The governments that make up the Shield of the Americas coalition issued a joint communiqué formally denouncing the ongoing maneuvers to overthrow the legitimate government of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz. The group is made up of the United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuad…
The Shield of the Americas, an alliance created by the United States together with conservative governments of Latin America to fight drug trafficking, denounced Friday “the continuous attempts to overthrow” the government of the President of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, in reference to the opposition protests.“The countries of Shield of the Americas denounce the continuing attempts to overthrow the legitimately elected government of President Rodrigo …
The United States, Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Paraguay, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago condemn "the continued efforts to overthrow the legitimate and widely elected government of President Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia." Read the source link: https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2026/06/06/6a234f17e85ece8e0e8b4583.html Author: Daniel Lozano Publish date: 2026-06-05 22:35:00 Copyright f…
The governments of the United States, Ecuador and 11 other member nations of the Escudo group of the Americas issued a joint statement on June 5, expressing their support for the President of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, and condemning what they term as attempts to destabilize his administration.
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