Transport unions in Bolivia have initiated a national strike due to fuel shortages, demanding that President Luis Arce's government expedite hydrocarbon imports to address the mobility crisis

Nearly two million hectares have recently been burned by wildfires in the Santa Cruz region; the Bolivian government has opened a Fire Control Center to combat over 30 active fire outbreaks

A referendum on presidential term limits has been announced by President Arce: voters will be asked if they want to allow a president to be reelected more than once, with the condition that a third term isn't consecutive with the first two

Amid a fuel supply crisis in Bolivia, President Luis Arce replaced his Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister, Franklin Molina, with Alejandro Gallardo; the change comes after transporters and merchants protested fuel shortages, demanding Molina's removal

Bolivia will be formally judged by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for alleged human rights violations against three foreigners and two Bolivians involved in the controversial 2009 Terrorism Case