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Bolivia’s president declares a state of emergency as road blockades choke supplies

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Bolivia’s president declares a state of emergency as road blockades choke supplies

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency to empower the military to remove road blockades.

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Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency to empower the military to remove road blockades.

The move comes after weeks of anti-government protests that have caused a shortage of basic goods in Bolivia. For several weeks, a wave of protests has erupted over President Rodrigo Paz’s austerity measures. Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency to empower the military to remove road blockades.

President Rodrigo Paz on Saturday declared a state of emergency that gives the military broad power to remove road blockades that have put a stranglehold on fuel and food supplies in Bolivia's seat of government and other major cities.

BBC News reported the story as "Bolivian president declares state of emergency after weeks of protests." Al Jazeera English reported the story as "Bolivia declares state of emergency amid blockade crisis." Washington Times reported the story as "Bolivia's president declares a state of emergency as road blockades choke supplies."

Coverage is split across the political spectrum: 2 left-leaning outlets, 1 center outlet. L1FE compares the framing across these sources rather than amplifying any single outlet's interpretation.

4 sources have covered this story, including Al Jazeera English, BBC News, The Seattle Times and Washington Times. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 hour ago.

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