Signal Bolivia Deploys Troops to Clear Blockades Over Diesel Price Decree

Summary

Bolivia's government deployed military and police forces to clear road blockades in the Yapacani area, according to a report. Farming groups had organized the blockades in protest of a decree raising diesel prices for large consumers. Notably, the Bolivian government itself was reported to want the decree reviewed. The deployment highlights tension within the government over its own energy pricing policy. The episode illustrates a situation in which the government had to use security forces to manage the fallout from a policy it had issued itself.