Bolivia deploys army to halt protests after declaration of state of emergency
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After six weeks of roadblocks organized by Indigenous communities, farmers, and labor confederations in response to the government's austerity program, President Rodrigo Paz invoked emergency powers authorizing military clearance of protest barricades. The blockades had caused severe commodity shortages—fuel, food, and medicine—while producing billions in economic losses and multiple fatalities. The emergency declaration occurred shortly after efforts to reach agreement with the main union body collapsed.
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Bolivia's government deployed soldiers and bulldozers to raze anti-government roadblocks.
This comes after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency, which curbs the right to protest and allows the president to deploy the military.
For more than six weeks, unions, Indigenous groups and coca farmers have protested against economic reforms and blocked roads. ...
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