blockades: latest news, reactions and political current events

Expansion | The Prosecutor's Office orders the arrest of Evo Morales for alleged terrorism and other charges related to the blockades

The Prosecutor's Office of Bolivia issued an arrest warrant this Wednesday against former president Evo Morales for the alleged commission of six crimes, including terrorism and armed uprising, in relation to the blockades that extended throughout the country for more than 50 days as a protest against the management of...

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The Prosecutor's Office of Bolivia orders the arrest of Evo Morales for terrorism and six other charges related to the blockades.

The Prosecutor's Office of Bolivia issued an arrest warrant this Wednesday against former president Evo Morales, whom it accuses of the alleged commission of six crimes, including terrorism and armed uprising, related to the blockades that extended throughout the country for more than 50 days in rejection of the management...

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Bolivia reclaims economic "recovery" after implementing 30 measures in recent months

The Government of Bolivia has reported this Friday that, between December and July, it has implemented 30 measures with the objective of shoring up the country's "stability" and "growth", after several months marked by blockades and strikes in different parts of the territory."We are in a moment of several changes,...

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Bolivia applauds the agreed-upon PGE and leaves behind two decades of political blockages

The Minister of Economy of Bolivia, José Gabriel Espinoza, has highlighted this Saturday that the approval of the bill to modify the General State Budget (PGE) was achieved with the majority support of the Legislative Assembly, which means leaving behind nearly twenty years of political confrontations and blockades. In this...

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The Santa Cruz Committee takes Evo Morales and two social leaders to the Prosecutor's Office for armed uprising

The Civic Committee for Santa Cruz, an influential conservative civil entity from the Bolivian department of the same name, has formalized this Wednesday a complaint before the Prosecutor's Office against former president Evo Morales (2006-2019), the highest official of the Bolivian Workers' Confederation (COB), Mario Argollo, and the leader of...

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Paz demands that Justice prosecute those responsible for the blockades in Bolivia

The President of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, has called this Wednesday for the intervention of the Bolivian Justice system against the instigators of the blockades that, for more than 50 days, "harmed the homeland" by paralyzing a large part of the country's economic activity, insisting that prison is "the just place...

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Fourteen American countries back the government of Rodrigo Paz amid blockades in Bolivia

Fourteen governments from the American continent, including the United States, Canada, and Argentina, have expressed their support for Bolivia and the Executive presided over by Rodrigo Paz this Monday, while calling on the sectors involved in the road blockades to "prioritize dialogue." This positioning comes despite the fact that the...

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Bolivia attributes the halt in blockades to social pressure and not to Morales' generosity

The Minister of Defense of Bolivia, Ernesto Justiniano, assured this Tuesday that the decision of former president Evo Morales to temporarily suspend the blockades is not a response to an act of "generosity," but rather is driven by the "pressure" and "suffering" accumulated by Bolivian families.This is the first official...

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Evo Morales and his bases announce a temporary halt in road blockades

The former Bolivian president Evo Morales and affiliated organizations announced this Monday a pause in the road blockades that were still active in the Tropic of Cochabamba region. The decision comes on the third day of the state of exception decreed by the government of Rodrigo Paz, which seeks to...

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27 road blockades persist in Bolivia despite the state of exception

In Bolivia, at least 27 blockades remain active on the country's road network, despite the entry into force of the state of exception and the Government's optimistic discourse, which has reached an agreement with one of the main organizations involved in the protests, the Bolivian Workers' Confederation (COB).These 27 roadblocks...

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Government of Bolivia and protesters agree to lift part of the blockades in Santa Cruz

The Government of Bolivia and the mobilized groups that had maintained the roads of the municipality of San Julián, in the department of Santa Cruz, in the central-eastern zone of the country, blocked for more than a month, reached an agreement shortly after midnight to proceed with the removal of...

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Bolivia begins the dismantling of blockades after the state of exception

La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, began to gradually return to normal this Saturday after the declaration of a state of exception, which allows the Armed Forces to support the Police in clearing road blockades after 51 days of protests.The Bolivian Road Administration has indicated that at 3:30 PM, 34...

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Military and police deploy after state of exception in Bolivia

At first hour this Saturday --noon in Spain-- the deployment of military forces and Police in Bolivia has been launched, in application of the state of exception proclaimed by President Rodrigo Paz with the objective of putting an end to the road blockades promoted by the opposition.The points with the...

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Expansion | Peace decrees 90 days of state of exception in Bolivia to curb national blockades

The president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, announced this Saturday the establishment of a 90-day state of exception throughout the national territory, an extraordinary decision that seeks "not to continue being hostages" of the serious crisis generated by the blockades and protests that began 50 days ago and have paralyzed a...

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Rodrigo Paz decrees the state of exception in Bolivia to curb blockades and appeals again for dialogue

The president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, announced this Saturday the declaration of a state of exception throughout the national territory, an extraordinary measure with which he seeks "not to continue being hostages" of the deep crisis generated by the road blockades and mobilizations that have been ongoing for 50 days."I...

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Expansion | Paz celebrates the unblocking of 20 sections on the last day and cuts fall to minimums

The president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, announced this Sunday that in the last 24 hours more than 20 blockade points have been removed in various areas of the country, placing traffic disruptions at their lowest level since the start of the protests, an advance he attributes to recent dialogue spaces."In...

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Peace communicates the end of 20 blockades on the last day, which descend to their historic minimum

The president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, announced this Sunday that in the last 24 hours more than 20 blockade points have been deactivated in various regions of the country, placing the protests at their lowest level since they began, as a result of the progress made in the dialogue table....

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Bolivia sends six tons of oxygen to hospitals in La Paz and El Alto despite the blockades

The Ministry of Health of Bolivia has reported this Friday that it has managed to transfer around six tons of liquid medical oxygen destined for the hospitals of the cities of La Paz and El Alto, in the midst of protests and road blockades that have been affecting this region...

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The governor of La Paz expects to close an agreement to stop the protests in a matter of days

The governor of the Bolivian department of La Paz, Luis Revilla, has expressed his confidence in reaching an agreement "in a matter of days" that will definitively end the protests and blockades that have been occurring for more than a month in much of the country, with special impact in...

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Bolivia guarantees that its Army will respond with legality and "serenity" to the blockades

The newly appointed Minister of Defense of Bolivia, Ernesto Justiniano, stated this Tuesday that the State's reaction to the blockades that have been affecting the country for more than a month will strictly adhere to the law and that the Armed Forces will act with "serenity," one day after President...

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The Government of Bolivia holds Evo Morales responsible for sending buses to La Paz to generate violence and chaos

The Government of Bolivia has held former president Evo Morales responsible this Monday for organizing the dispatch of several buses towards La Paz to "generate violence and chaos", in a context of almost 40 days of protests and serious disturbances that maintain road blockades in six of the nine departments...

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Expansion | At least 28 injured in violent operation to reopen blocked road in Bolivia

At least 26 civilians have been injured and two police officers have been shot during the attempt to unblock the San Julián highway, in eastern Bolivia. This has been confirmed by the authorities in the context of the indefinite blockade of roads called by trade union organizations and civil groups...

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Two police officers wounded by gunfire when trying to reopen a blocked road in Bolivia

At least two police officers have been injured by gunfire during an operation to reopen the San Julián highway, in eastern Bolivia, authorities have reported. The intervention is part of the indefinite blockade of roads called by union and civil organizations against the Bolivian president, Rodrigo Paz.One of the police...

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The coalition Shield of the Americas reaffirms its support for Bolivia in the face of blockades and protests

The countries that make up the "Shield of the Americas" coalition have released a joint statement this Friday in which they express their "firm support" for the democratic institutional framework of Bolivia and condemn the destabilizing attempts "that threaten social peace" in the Andean country."We support the democratic Government of...

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The president of Bolivia weighs applying the state of exception in the face of blockades and protests

The president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, has insisted this Friday that his priority remains dialogue to defuse the blockades and protests that have been ongoing throughout the country for more than a month. However, on this occasion, he has left open the possibility of resorting to a state of exception,...

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Blockades

Expansion | The Prosecutor's Office orders the arrest of Evo Morales for alleged terrorism and other charges related to the blockades

The Prosecutor's Office of Bolivia orders the arrest of Evo Morales for terrorism and six other charges related to the blockades.

Bolivia reclaims economic "recovery" after implementing 30 measures in recent months

Bolivia applauds the agreed-upon PGE and leaves behind two decades of political blockages

The Santa Cruz Committee takes Evo Morales and two social leaders to the Prosecutor's Office for armed uprising

Paz demands that Justice prosecute those responsible for the blockades in Bolivia

Fourteen American countries back the government of Rodrigo Paz amid blockades in Bolivia

Bolivia attributes the halt in blockades to social pressure and not to Morales' generosity

Evo Morales and his bases announce a temporary halt in road blockades

27 road blockades persist in Bolivia despite the state of exception

Government of Bolivia and protesters agree to lift part of the blockades in Santa Cruz

Bolivia begins the dismantling of blockades after the state of exception

Military and police deploy after state of exception in Bolivia

Expansion | Peace decrees 90 days of state of exception in Bolivia to curb national blockades

Rodrigo Paz decrees the state of exception in Bolivia to curb blockades and appeals again for dialogue

Expansion | Paz celebrates the unblocking of 20 sections on the last day and cuts fall to minimums

Peace communicates the end of 20 blockades on the last day, which descend to their historic minimum

Bolivia sends six tons of oxygen to hospitals in La Paz and El Alto despite the blockades

The governor of La Paz expects to close an agreement to stop the protests in a matter of days

Bolivia guarantees that its Army will respond with legality and "serenity" to the blockades

The Government of Bolivia holds Evo Morales responsible for sending buses to La Paz to generate violence and chaos

Expansion | At least 28 injured in violent operation to reopen blocked road in Bolivia

Two police officers wounded by gunfire when trying to reopen a blocked road in Bolivia

The coalition Shield of the Americas reaffirms its support for Bolivia in the face of blockades and protests

The president of Bolivia weighs applying the state of exception in the face of blockades and protests

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