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Bolivia political crisis and Morales arrest warrants

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Bolivia political crisis and blockades Morales arrest warrants

In May 2026 2026, a Bolivian judge declared former president Evo Morales in contempt and issued an arrest warrant over a human‑trafficking allegation, human-trafficking allegations, prompting his supporters to fortify his hide‑out hideout in the Chapare jungle. Within days the dispute This escalated into nationwide road blockades led by campesino groups, the Túpac Katari federation federation, and the Central Obrera Boliviana, cutting food, fuel and medicine supplies and sparking causing dozens of deaths. President Rodrigo Paz responded on 20 June with a 90‑day 90-day state of exception, deploying police and the army to clear the barricades. By 23 June the June, major highways were reopened, and on 23 June the national road authority announced the end of blockades reopened. Legal actions intensified throughout July and began maintenance on August 2026. On 29 July, the Montero ring road. The government subsequently pursued a series of legal actions: former minister Wilma Alanoca was detained on terrorism and incitement charges; protest leader Vicente Salazar received a six‑month preventive detention; and Evo Morales faced multiple Fiscalía General issued an arrest and capture orders warrant for Morales, signed by prosecutor Brayan Melgar, accusing him of terrorism, armed uprising uprising, and criminal association related offenses tied to the 53‑day 53-day protests. The unrest generated a severe economic shock—estimated losses of over US$3 billion, a 150 million‑boliviano hit to A subsequent warrant was issued as the road network, and prosecutor’s office opened 114 criminal cases involving 335 individuals. Morales has rejected these charges as political persecution, stating, “No nos van a surge intimidar” (“They will not intimidate us”). Tensions have escalated into direct threats of violence. Cocalero leaders in poverty and food‑price inflation. Parliament introduced anti‑blockade legislation with harsher penalties, debated vehicle‑regularisation bills, and approved emergency economic relief measures, including low‑interest credits and tax incentives. International actors, notably the United States and Mercosur, voiced support for Paz’s government and pledged Trópico de Cochabamba warned that security assistance, while personnel entering the OAS‑hosted CIDH forum called for proportional use region to target Morales “will not leave alive,” following Morales’s allegations of force an assassination plot orchestrated by President Paz and investigations Defense Minister Ernesto Justiniano. In response, coca grower organizations have increased surveillance of violations. Amid the crisis military barracks, and the government announced large‑scale infrastructure programmes: a Bs 3 billion investment in Tarija, Six Coca Federations scheduled a Bs 17 billion road plan massive demonstration for La Paz, and the Taypichaca dam to supply water 26 August to nearly 850 000 people. defend Morales.

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  1. 2026-08-25 00:55 UTC Bolivia political crisis and Morales arrest warrants
  2. 2026-08-07 15:45 UTC Bolivia political crisis and blockades
  3. 2026-07-30 16:32 UTC Bolivia blockades, poverty, infrastructure push
  4. 2026-07-30 01:41 UTC Bolivia blockades, poverty, infrastructure push

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