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Bolivian fuel subsidy and transport protests

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Rice producers and social organizations in Beni initiated an indefinite blockade of the Trinidad–Santa Cruz highway to demand the repeal of Supreme Decree 5676. Protesters argued the decree, 5676, which modifies modified fuel subsidies by setting a higher reference price for large consumers, significantly increased production costs for machinery and transport. Leaders from the Marbán Rice Producers Federation claimed the regulation would force small producers toward the black market. consumers. Following negotiations with national authorities in Montero, negotiations, transport workers suspended a planned blockade blockades of the Santa Cruz-Cochabamba highway. Agreements reached with the Ministry of Public Works, YPFB, and highway after the Bolivian Highway Administrator included government committed to weekly fuel dispatches to specific stations and dispatches, priority loading for public transport. Small producers were granted access to up to 2,500 liters of diesel monthly under monitoring. Additionally, authorities committed to road maintenance on the Montero western ring road transport, and pledged to develop a new supreme decree regarding the administration of Natural Gas for Vehicles (GNV). road maintenance. To address ongoing persistent supply shortages, the Bolivian government issued Supreme Decree 5701, authorizing 5701. This measure authorizes refineries to import crude oil for domestic processing and to sell the resulting fuels at market prices without state subsidies. This measure aims to maximize refinery capacity and reduce the costs of importing finished fuels. The volumes of imported crude will be programmed and assigned by the Production and Demand Committee (Prode) in coordination with YPFB. To support this transition, facilitate this, the decree establishes a 0 boliviano rate for the Special Hydrocarbon and Derivatives Tax (IEHD) on these specific products until December 31, 2030. Meanwhile, transport unions in The Production and Demand Committee (Prode) will coordinate with YPFB to program and assign imported crude volumes based on domestic needs and pipeline capacities. While the Norte Integrado region measure aims to maximize refinery capacity, Klaus Frerking, president of the Cámara Agropecuaria del Oriente (CAO), noted that it “will not fully resolve the country’s diesel supply deficit.” In Santa Cruz have also suspended planned blockades following government commitments Cruz, the Alere SRL refinery in Cuatro Cañadas is prepared to repair potholes on process up to 120,000 liters of crude oil per day to support the Warnes-Montero route and guarantee weekly fuel shipments. agricultural sector, though the plant remains paralyzed while awaiting specific authorization from the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) to import raw materials.

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  1. 2026-09-09 01:34 UTC Bolivian fuel subsidy and transport protests
  2. 2026-09-08 20:56 UTC Bolivian fuel subsidy and transport protests
  3. 2026-09-07 07:13 UTC Bolivian fuel subsidy and transport protests

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