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Bolivia Eases Crisis: Emergency Approved, Blockades Lifted

6/22/2026

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Bolivia showed early signs of normalcy on Sunday, June 21, 2026, after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency.
The emergency decree was overwhelmingly approved by the Legislative Assembly, leaving no highway blockades.
Santa Cruz officials and protest leaders signed an agreement to lift the San Julian blockade.
Police and military forces remain deployed while a prominent campesino federation in La Paz paused its protests but kept its demands.

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Story summary

Bolivia showed early signs of normalcy on Sunday, June 21, 2026, after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency.
The emergency decree was overwhelmingly approved by the Legislative Assembly, leaving no highway blockades.
Santa Cruz officials and protest leaders signed an agreement to lift the San Julian blockade.
Police and military forces remain deployed while a prominent campesino federation in La Paz paused its protests but kept its demands.