Weekly Report - 02 April 2026 (WR-26-13)

Bolivian hydrocarbon chief fired amid fuel fiasco

POSTSCRIPT by Abbi Dicker 02 April 2026 2413 views

Yussef Akly, the president of Bolivia’s state hydrocarbon company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), was fired on 30 March. He was brought down by a fuel contamination scandal which has sparked intermittent protests by transport unions since January as drivers seek compensation for engine damage [WR-26-06].

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