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Trump-Backed Paz Opens Talks; Morales Signals Return

6/19/2026

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  • President Rodrigo Paz, with backing from U.S. President Donald Trump, opened talks in La Paz after 50 days of blockades that have killed at least 14.
  • Blockades crippled medical supplies, doubled tomato prices, closed 42% of La Paz restaurants, and caused hospital drug shortages and deaths in rural Oruro.
  • Former President Evo Morales, speaking from a site, said he may re-enter politics and warned that exclusion could lead to violence.