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Bolivia Protests Trigger Shortages, Emergency Powers, Evo Arrest

5/27/2026

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Protests over a withdrawn land-reform proposal have caused water, fuel and medicine shortages.
Bolivian Congress approved a bill that expands President Rodrigo Paz’s power to declare emergencies and deploy troops.
President Rodrigo Paz said he prefers dialogue but blamed former President Evo Morales for the unrest.
An arrest warrant on 11 May charges former President Evo Morales with statutory rape and human trafficking, which he calls a political vendetta.

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Protests over a withdrawn land-reform proposal have caused water, fuel and medicine shortages.
Bolivian Congress approved a bill that expands President Rodrigo Paz’s power to declare emergencies and deploy troops.
President Rodrigo Paz said he prefers dialogue but blamed former President Evo Morales for the unrest.
An arrest warrant on 11 May charges former President Evo Morales with statutory rape and human trafficking, which he calls a political vendetta.