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Street blockade in La Paz during an earlier round of Bolivian protests. Photo: Carwil Bjork-James, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Fuel Shocks and Dollar Drought Drive Bolivia to Military Rule of the Roads

President Rodrigo Paz has placed Bolivia under a nationwide state of emergency, sending the army to clear road blockades as a fuel and dollar crisis paralyzes supply routes and fuels demands for his resignation.

6 Jul 2026 ·7 min read

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