Bolivia is experiencing a growing supply crisis as a consequence of the roadblocks driven by union, peasant organizations, and sectors aligned with Evo Morales, amid a political escalation that has already caused strong clashes in La Paz and threats of destabilization against the government of Rodrigo Paz.
In recent days, the country recorded more than 20 simultaneous roadblocks, mainly in the departments of La Paz, Cochabamba, and Oruro, affecting the transport of food, fuel, medicine, and oxygen. Bolivian media are already reporting shortages of basic products in markets in the capital and long logistical delays due to the blockade on the main national routes.
The Bolivian government maintains that behind the protests there is a coordinated attempt at political destabilization led by sectors loyal to former president Evo Morales. Presidential spokesperson José Luis Gálvez even denounced the existence of a plan financed by drug trafficking to attempt to overthrow President Rodrigo Paz and break the constitutional order.
From the Executive, they particularly point to Chapare, the political and union stronghold of evismo, as the center of financing and organization of the mobilizations. “Bolivia will not be held hostage by Chapare politicians who, in alliance with drug trafficking, want to seize power by force,” declared Gálvez during a press conference.
