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January 23, 2026

How Well Is Rodrigo Paz Managing Social Unrest in Bolivia?

Large-scale roadblock protests took place in Bolivia earlier this month after the administration of President Rodrigo Paz moved to eliminate fuel subsidies. A protest is pictured in 2009. // File Photo: Fearghal O’Nuallain via Flickr CC BY 2.0.

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Kathryn Ledebur, director of the Andean Information Network in Cochabamba: “Although Paz’s campaign promised to gradually decrease longstanding fuel subsidies, his executive order eliminated them a week before Christmas, taking Bolivians by surprise and almost doubling the price of transportation and staples. The measure, including unconstitutional participation of private investors in natural resource extraction, Trump-style fast-tracked contracts and tax-free investment for foreign companies further angered social movements. The January agreement still voids subsidies. It also keeps…”

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