{"id":34560,"date":"2026-06-20T16:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/bolivias-president-declares-state-of-emergency-over-blockade-crisis\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T16:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:55:01","slug":"bolivias-president-declares-state-of-emergency-over-blockade-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/bolivias-president-declares-state-of-emergency-over-blockade-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolivia\u2019s president declares state of emergency over blockade crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Bolivia\u2019s President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency Saturday, after weeks of anti-government protests over rising living costs and economic pressure that have since grown into an escalating political crisis<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n

\n Protests, backed by workers unions, farmers and supporters of former President Evo Morales, are demanding Paz resign. Road blockades have caused shortages of food, fuel and medical supplies in parts of the country and ground the economy to a halt over the past 50 days.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI have arranged for the implementation of the State of Exception to free the country\u2019s roads,\u201d Paz said in an address to the nation. \u201cBolivians cannot continue to be hostages of blockades that prevent working, studying, receiving medical attention, supplying themselves, and bringing sustenance to their homes.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The president said the move clears the way for the military and police to restore order.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Paz said the state of emergency seeks to \u201crestore\u201d normalcy to Bolivia, where he said \u201corganized groups continue to use violence to paralyze the country.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Last month, Paz signed a law allowing military forces to intervene in internal conflicts, though he previously said declaring a state of emergency would be a last option<\/a> if dialogue fails.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cAfter exhausting all dialogue, after reaching agreements with those who had legitimate demands, and clearly identifying those who used violence to try and destabilize Bolivia, we have made the decision to enact a state of exception across all national territory,\u201d Paz said in his address Saturday.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Centrist Paz took office seven months ago, inheriting the country\u2019s worst economic crisis in a generation that helped propel<\/a> the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule. His election marked a historic shift for the South American country, governed almost continuously since 2006 by Bolivia\u2019s Movement to Socialism, or MAS.\n <\/p>\n

\n Paz has sought to strengthen diplomatic ties with Washington \u2014 strained since 2009 \u2014 and in September, unveiled plans for a $1.5 billion economic cooperation deal with US officials to ensure fuel supplies.\n <\/p>\n

\n The current unrest first erupted in May after Paz cut long-standing fuel subsidies to shrink the deficit. Bolivia\u2019s crisis-hit economy is low on foreign currency, its once plentiful natural gas exports have plummeted, inflation is at a 40-year high, and fuel is scarce.\n <\/p>\n

\n In addition to the president\u2019s resignation, unions are demanding wage increases and an end to fuel and dollar shortages.\n <\/p>\n

\n This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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