Political relations have shifted in Bolivia as President Rodrigo Paz has moved closer to the US by restoring diplomatic ties, inviting the DEA back, and seeking technology and mining investments after two decades of tension under former leader Evo Morales

Bolivia has entered a severe socioenvironmental crisis this year as illegal mining, organized crime in the Amazon, infrastructure projects threatening water sources and the weakening of environmental institutions have put Indigenous peoples at risk

Protests have erupted in Bolivia as transport workers have denounced poor-quality gasoline, while President Rodrigo Paz has claimed there has been a sabotage against his government amid an internal investigation at the state oil company

A controversial decree has been repealed after 28 days of mass protests over its environmental and indigenous rights impacts; the government has maintained key economic measures and now seeks to pass its agenda through legislation

Campesino groups in Bolivia have blocked major roads to protest the removal of long-standing fuel subsidies, which has sharply raised prices and sparked nationwide unrest led by the Central Obrera Boliviana