Bolivia Gripped by General Strike and Mass Protests Against Neoliberal Reforms
By
Sam Carliner
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Summary
Bolivia is experiencing a widespread popular rebellion against the recently elected right-wing government of President Rodrigo Paz. Unions have launched a general strike, Indigenous peoples and peasants have set up roadblocks, and massive marches have taken place in La Paz. The revolt challenges neoliberal reforms, austerity measures, and U.S.-aligned right-wing policies, representing a broader social discontent that has effectively shut down the country.
Key quotes
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In response to neoliberal reforms by the recently elected right-wing government led by President Rodrigo Paz, unions have launched a general strike, peasants and Indigenous peoples have set up dozens of roadblocks throughout the country, and massive marches have been held in the capital, La Paz.
These are just a few expressions of a much broader social discontent, which has brought the country to a halt and stoked mass resistance to the larger project of U.S-aligned, right-wing at
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