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Weekly Report - 25 June 2026 (WR-26-25)
BOLIVIA: Paz sends in the army to clear roadblocks
Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz caved in to weeks of pressure on 20 June when he declared a state of exception which allowed him to deploy the army to clear the roadblocks which have ground the country to a halt since mid-May. Paz had been reluctant to take this step for fear of aggravating protesters loyal to former president Evo Morales (2006-2019), who warned that resorting to military force would send the death toll spiralling. So far, however, the state of exception has been a success, with a drastic reduction in the number of roadblocks and Morales’ coca union, Seis Federaciones del Trópico de Cochabamba (SFTC), announcing a pause in the protests.
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