Bolivia launches early-morning crackdown on roadblocks outside La Paz
Key takeaways
- The government of Rodrigo Paz has sent about 3,500 soldiers and police to clear protesters demanding his resignation.
- As many as 3,500 soldiers and police were deployed as part of the operation that began in the early hours of Saturday.
- Miners, schoolteachers, Indigenous groups and unions have helped to organise the protests, which aimed to convey outrage against the government of centre-right President Rodrigo Paz.
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The government of Rodrigo Paz has sent about 3,500 soldiers and police to clear protesters demanding his resignation.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Women protest against President Rodrigo Paz's government in El Alto, Bolivia, on May 16 [Claudia Morales/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 16 May 202616 May 2026Military and law enforcement clashed with demonstrators outside La Paz, Bolivia, in an attempt to clear roadways that had been blocked as part of nationwide antigovernment protests.
As many as 3,500 soldiers and police were deployed as part of the operation that began in the early hours of Saturday. Around 57 people were arrested, according to the citizens’ rights ombudsman’s office.