{"id":2467,"date":"2026-06-20T06:37:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2467"},"modified":"2026-06-20T06:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:37:34","slug":"bolivias-paz-declares-emergency-over-blockade-crisis-paving-way-to-deploy-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2467","title":{"rendered":"Bolivia&#8217;s Paz declares emergency over blockade crisis, paving way to deploy military"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div>LA PAZ, June 20 &#8211; Bolivia\u2019s crisis intensified on Saturday as President Rodrigo \u200bPaz declared a state of emergency, enabling \u200cwider military deployment to clear blockades and restore order after protests brought the economy to a halt over the \u200bpast 50 days.<\/div><div>The move came in a \u200blive message to the nation just hours \u2060after Paz unveiled a deal struck on Friday \u200bwith the main union, the Bolivian Workers\u2019 Confederation, (COB) that \u200baimed to ease tension.<\/div><div>The conflict initially erupted after Paz abruptly cut long-standing fuel subsidies to shrink the deficit, amid \u200ba worsening dollar crunch and talks with the \u200bInternational Monetary Fund.<\/div><div>Despite later steps to stabilize fuel prices and \u200creverse \u2060unpopular land reforms, protests intensified into broader discontent, with unions demanding wage increases, an end to fuel and dollar shortages, and Paz\u2019s resignation.<\/div><div>Protesting groups, many \u200ballied to \u200bformer leftist \u2060President Evo Morales, have cut off key roads, stranding trucks and choking supplies \u200bof food, fuel and medicines to \u200bmany \u2060areas, including La Paz.<\/div><div>The emergency declaration gives Paz broader constitutional tools to restore order, such as sending \u2060armed \u200bforces to clear blockades.<\/div><div><address><div><div><noscript>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Cassandra Garrison\" class=\"wp-image-935\" src=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6260bf3aded8b39dfff4e4a5e9eeda2e.avif\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript><\/div><div>Cassandra Garrison<\/div><\/div><div><ul><li><span><div><svg><title>Email<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><li><span><div><svg><title>X<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><li><span><div><svg><title>Instagram<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><li><span><div><svg><title>Linkedin<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/address><\/div><\/div><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2465\">At least five killed in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon despite ceasefire<\/a><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2463\">Focus: As China gorges on homegrown foie gras, France faces a new rival<\/a><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2451\">US appeals court blocks Trump admin from enacting new plans to slash consumer watchdog staff<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bolivia\u2019s crisis intensified on Saturday as President Rodrigo \u200bPaz declared a state of emergency, enabling \u200cwider military deployment to clear blockades and restore order after protests brought the economy to a halt over the \u200bpast 50 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[94,56],"class_list":["post-2467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-americas","tag-worker-rights"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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