The Latest Breaking News from Rodrigo Paz

Inside Bolivia's Plan for Gun-Free OAS Police as Two Deadlines Close In

Bolivia asked the OAS for unarmed police after 53 days of blockades, but a corrected death toll and two separate deadlines show the crisis isn't over.

Latin Times · Sep 11

Bolivia's $1.9 Billion IMF Deal Reaches Congress — But Santa Cruz Just Set a Deadline That Could Blow It Up

Bolivia's $1.9B IMF deal is now before Congress, but a Sept. 9 Santa Cruz assembly and a currency float are reshaping the diesel-price fight.

Latin Times · Sep 7

Inside Bolivia's Deadliest Weekend: What Officials Confirm About the Viacha Explosion — and What They Don't

Bolivia's Defense Ministry raised the Viacha barracks blast missing toll to 14 and confirmed 81 injured, as a local official disputes the death count.

Latin Times · Sep 5

The Cerimedo Investigation: How an Attack on Nadia Beller Entangles the Argentine and Bolivian Governments

Prosecutors charged Fernando Cerimedo with attempted femicide after Nadia Beller was shot in Bolivia. A second probe and Argentina ties complicate it.

Latin Times · Aug 20

Nadia Beller Took 3 Bullets. Now Her Hospital Testimony Rattles Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz's Government

A shooting outside a Bolivian hotel exposes ties between President Rodrigo Paz's closest adviser and the victim, fueling a femicide and corruption probe.

Latin Times · Aug 19

'Mano Dura' Policies Return to Bolivia

Rights monitors have documented excessive force by officers, in some instances working in tandem with extremist groups.

International Business Times · Aug 15

Blockades, marches and human shields: Bolivia’s farmers resist as land opened up to industry

Indigenous groups organised mass protests over a series of deals by the president, Rodrigo Paz, that prioritise agribusiness and mining interests

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15

Evo Morales warns of civil war from Chapare stronghold: 'I will not surrender'

Evo Morales speaks out from hiding in the Chapare jungle as Bolivia enters its seventh week of fuel, food and medicine shortages.

Euronews · Jun 24

Bolivia's government is 'stoking a civil war,' ex-president Evo Morales tells AFP

LAUCA EñE (BOLIVIA) - Former Bolivian president Evo Morales told AFP in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that the South American country's government is "stoking a civil war" with its "neoliberal politics."

Bangkok Post · Jun 24

Bolivia declares state of emergency, deploys military to quell protests

Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz has declared a 90-day state of emergency, deploying soldiers and bulldozers to dismantle disruptive anti-government roadblocks. For over six weeks, protests by unions, Indigenous groups, and coca farmers have crippled the nation, causing severe shortages and economic losses.

The Economic Times · Jun 21