The Legislative Assembly of Bolivia approved on Tuesday night, the 26th, a law that annuls the regulation on the state of exception. The decision opens up the possibility for President Rodrigo Paz to use exceptional measures to contain protests and roadblocks that cause shortages in the country. “Now it’s the president’s decision,” said opposition deputy Rafael López.
Paz, however, has opted for dialogue with the protesters, despite calls from some sectors to declare a state of exception to quell the crisis. The annulment of the rule was approved by more than two-thirds of the deputies in a virtual session and sent to the Executive Branch for promulgation.
The overturned regulation prohibited any type of restriction on freedom and provided that the Armed Forces could intervene to control civil disturbances as long as there was no other means to restore order. The rule also obliged the government to send the exception decree to the Legislative Assembly for review and approval. Source: Associated Press.
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