Bolivia fuel crisis deepens, drivers plan protests

Timeline

1. 3 days ago

   [POLITICS] 11 sources

   Bolivia detains ex‑minister Mauricio Medinaceli over ‘gasoline basura’ scandal

   Bolivia arrests ex‑minister Mauricio Medinaceli for authorising defective gasoline, damaging thousands of vehicles; prosecutors cite 88 indicia, Daniela Durán also arrested, and legislators demand wider probes.

2. 3 days ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   Bolivia's YPFB gasoline scandal triggers arrests and office raids

   Bolivia arrests former YPFB legal director and ex‑hydrocarbons minister amid raids on YPFB offices over a destabilized gasoline scandal that harmed vehicle engines.

3. 4 days ago

   [POLITICS] 4 sources

   Bolivia transport drivers plan protests after diesel shortage, pending end of state of emergency

   Bolivia’s heavy‑transport union will wait for the state of emergency to end before calling a national meeting to plan protests over diesel shortages and demand road‑fund reforms.

4. 5 days ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Bolivia investigation finds ministerial approval allowed distribution of unstabilized gasoline

   Bolivia's parliamentary commission found a ministerial resolution let unstabilized gasoline be released from five tanks, flagging sloppy quality checks and implicating former officials, and it called for audits

5. 8 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 5 sources

   Bolivia and Dominican Republic grapple with soaring transport costs and fuel shortages

   Bolivia faces diesel shortages and costly imports while the Dominican Republic sees fare hikes that force low‑income commuters into debt and cut food budgets.

6. 8 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 4 sources

   Bolivia endures diesel shortages and long fuel queues as YPFB reforms

   Bolivia faces prolonged gasoline queues and diesel shortages as YPFB pledges operational reforms, affecting transport, pharma supplies and the national economy.

7. 13 days ago

   [POLITICS] 4 sources

   Bolivia's fuel scandal leads to detention of former YPFB executive

   Bolivia’s “gasolina basura” scandal sees former YPFB exec Carlos Cuéllar charged and a six‑month preventive detention requested, after the minister said the president was misinformed.

8. 14 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 2 sources

   Bolivia faces acute gas supply shortfall amid subsidies and reduced deliveries

   Bolivia’s gas output has dropped 55%, with the state subsidising 79% of prices. YPFB is delivering only half the fuel needed in Santa Cruz, causing long queues and raising fears of costly imports.

9. 17 days ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   Bolivia's fuel shortage deepens economic strain and fuels long queues

   Bolivia's fuel shortage is aggravating inflation and production while officials blame certification delays, not lack of supply, and promise to clear queues by week’s end.

10. 21 days ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources

    Bolivia freezes fuel prices for a year and plans gradual supply normalization

    Bolivia will freeze fuel prices for a year, linking future pricing to global oil and exchange rates, while YPFB prepares a gradual supply normalization starting Tuesday.

11. 22 days ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources

    Fuel smuggling drives fuel shortages in Bolivia and Mexico

    Bolivia attributes fuel queues to smuggling and hoarding, calling for stricter controls, while Mexico sees a rise in illegal fuel imports after customs militarization, prompting investigations of senior troops.

12. 23 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 10 sources

    Petrobras to resume exploration in Bolivia, aid YPFB restructuring

    Bolivia and Petrobras will form technical groups to resume oil exploration and help restructure YPFB, with no investment details disclosed.

13. 25 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources

    Bolivia faces worsening fuel shortages amid foreign exchange shortage

    Bolivia's fuel queues stem from foreign‑exchange shortages and smuggling, prompting the government to allow private imports and tighten controls amid a nationwide shortage.

14. 27 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources

    Bolivia strengthens fuel controls amid gasoline-plus distribution complaints

    Bolivian authorities in Oruro and Potosí are cracking down on irregular fuel distribution, with drivers protesting low‑grade gasoline‑plus sales and YPFB‑ANH inspections targeting repeat fuel‑loading vehicles.

15. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources

    Bolivia cracks down on illegal fuel resale amid false 'gasolinazo' claims

    Bolivia’s ANH is investigating illegal fuel resale in Potosí with prices up to Bs 30/L, while a fact‑check shows former president Evo Morales’s “gasolinazo” claim was based on privately imported fuels, not anew

16. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources

    Bolivia's YPFB Restarts Railway Fuel Transport, Delivering Over 1 Million Liters of Gasoline

    Bolivia's state oil firm YPFB resumed railway imports of gasoline, delivering over 1 million litres to Santa Cruz and planning additional trains, boosting supply and cutting logistics costs.

17. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources

    Bolivia's ANH disables 300 vehicles over fuel-loading violations

    Bolivia's ANH temporarily disabled over 300 vehicles for repeated fuel‑loading violations and seized 2,000 L of gasoline near Sucre, arresting a suspect who offered a bribe.

18. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources

    YPFB expects fuel distribution to normalize by Tuesday after blockade lifts

    YPFB says fuel distribution in Bolivia will normalize by Tuesday after the Yapacaní blockade ends, aided by double shifts and new quality‑control procedures.

19. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources

    Bolivia transport head blames fuel shortages on import debt

    Bolivia’s heavy‑transport chief says fuel shortages stem from limited imports and unpaid debts, not quality checks, urging a structural fix as the government pledges gradual normalisation.

20. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources

    Bolivia's YPFB moves to normalize diesel supply after 50‑day blockades

    Bolivia's YPFB is ramping up fuel deliveries after 50‑day blockades, performing quality checks on trapped cisterns and dispatching millions of litres, but diesel shortages and long queues persist for transport.

21. about 1 month ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Hospitals in Oaxaca, Mexico and La Paz, Bolivia face critical supply shortages

    Hospitals in Oaxaca, Mexico and La Paz, Bolivia report equipment and oxygen shortages, stressing patient care and urging supply restoration.

22. about 1 month ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Bolivia's Tarija Hospital San Juan de Dios to be inspected by national government

    Bolivia’s national government and Tarija officials will inspect the San Juan de Dios Hospital, addressing critical infrastructure issues and broader reconstruction plans.

23. about 1 month ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Tarija Hospital Regional San Juan de Dios faces severe care failures

    A public hospital in Tarija, Bolivia, faces severe deficiencies, prompting criticism over patient deaths, equipment failures, staff shortages, and forced private care.

24. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 9 sources

    Bolivia's YPFB receives over 6 million liters of gasoline amid fuel shortage and $500 million debt

    Bolivia received over 6 million L of gasoline at YPFB’s Senkata plant for distribution after quality checks, while the government acknowledges a $500 M fuel debt and prosecutes YPFB officials over a bad‑gasolin

25. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources

    Bolivia's airports face delays as blockades limit jet fuel

    Bolivia's jet‑fuel shortage from road blockades forces airlines to carry extra fuel and cargo, increasing aircraft weight and causing widespread airport delays.

26. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 5 sources

    Bolivia fuel shortages trigger long queues and transport disruptions

    Bolivia’s fuel crisis has led to overnight queues in La Paz, transport blockades, GLP shortages in Oruro and reduced bus services in Tarija, prompting demands for government action.

27. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 3 sources

    Bolivia tackles hospital equipment gaps and oxygen shortages

    Bolivia's health authorities report equipment shortfalls in Oruro hospitals and have dispatched large oxygen supplies to La Paz facilities to prevent shortages.

28. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Bolivia police seize over 1.5 million bolivianos being moved in municipal ambulance

    Bolivia police seized over 1.5 million bolivianos being moved in a municipal ambulance; the mayor says the cash was for salaries of 600 workers, sparking investigation amid nationwide road blockades.

29. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Bolivian government lifts fuel blockades and begins GNV cylinder rollout for transport

    Bolivian minister reports residents expelled fuel blockades, enabling 70 tankers to deliver 1.7 million litres to La Paz, while the government distributes 1,500 GNV cylinders to public transport as part of a 12

30. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    La Paz blockades trigger fuel, food shortages and 90‑day health emergency

    Road blockades in La Paz have caused fuel, food and medical shortages, prompting a 90‑day health emergency and military deployment, while travel advisories warn against non‑essential trips.

31. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Bolivia fuel blockades prompt LPG shortages and long queues

    Bolivian blockades have disrupted fuel supplies, prompting long LPG queues in Potosí while the president reports over 1 million litres of gasoline and 40 000 LPG cylinders reaching La Paz and El Alto.

32. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Bolivia's La Paz and El Alto hospitals receive oxygen shipments via humanitarian corridor

    Oxygen cisterns arrived in La Paz and El Alto, giving hospitals a four‑day supply for neonatal and ICU care after Governor Luis Revilla secured a humanitarian corridor.

33. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Bolivia's road blockades hinder delivery of medicines and medical oxygen

    Bolivia's road blockades are preventing the transport of medicines and medical oxygen, prompting health officials and the Defensoría del Pueblo to warn of severe impacts on vulnerable populations.

34. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Bolivia's La Paz Declares 90-Day Health and Humanitarian Emergency

    Bolivia's La Paz department has declared a 90‑day health and humanitarian emergency amid blockades that have caused severe oxygen, medicine, food and fuel shortages, prioritising supply routes and direct buying

35. 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    La Paz health services face critical blood and oxygen shortages amid blockades

    Bolivia's Ministry of Health urges La Paz residents to donate blood as blockades and fuel shortages leave hospitals with only 123 blood units and 72‑hour oxygen supplies, causing four deaths.

36. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Jaguar Shiva’s emergency transfer halted by Bolivia road blockades

    Bolivia’s road blockades stopped the planned transfer of injured jaguar Shiva to a La Paz veterinary centre, threatening its life and the care of over 1,200 rescued animals.

37. 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 3 sources

    Bolivian child dies as road blockades halt ambulance transfer

    A 9‑12‑year‑old boy died after an ambulance from Llallagua to Potosí was stopped by road blockades, prompting Bolivia’s health ministry to call for a humanitarian corridor for emergencies.

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