2026 Bolivian protests
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The 2026 Bolivian protests were a series of mass protests that occurred in Bolivia in May and June, involving widespread demonstrations, blockades, and strikes in multiple regions across Bolivia that
Indigenous leaders holding a vigil in La Paz
Protesters setting a fire on a road in La Paz, 14 May.
Rodrigo Paz
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Rodrigo Paz Pereira is a Bolivian politician and diplomat who has served as the 68th president of Bolivia since 2025. The eldest son of former president Jaime Paz Zamora and great-nephew of president
2026 Bolivian protests
…by Law 1720, a law allowing land to be used as collateral for loans, against the backdrop of a wider economic downturn in Bolivia. Although President Rodrigo Paz annulled the law on 13 May, protests continued to spread. The scope of the protests also expanded, with workers demanding higher wages, labour reform…
Paz in 2026
Paz's official portrait as senator in 2020
Argentine president Javier Milei with Paz on the latter's inauguration, 8 November 2025
Paz with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 13 March 2026