Text still needs to be analyzed by the Chamber; Protesters protest in the country against President Rodrigo Paz
The Bolivian Senate approved on Thursday (June 4, 2026) a bill that regulates states of exception in the country. The text still needs to be analyzed by the Chamber of Deputies. Here’s the of the project (2 MB – PDF).
The vote came 1 day after President Rodrigo Paz (PDC, center-right) announced the sending of the proposal to the Legislature. The government will then be able to resort to a state of siege to contain demonstrations across the country against the leader of the local executive.
More than a month ago, protesters and demand the resignation of Rodrigo Paz, who in November 2025. They claim he abandoned campaign promises.
The mobilization began in April, with marches by indigenous and popular organizations leaving the departments of Pando and Beni (north of the country) towards La Paz.
The protests block some highways in the country, which causes supply difficulties in certain cities.
The trigger for the blockades was a law enacted by President Rodrigo Paz on April 10 that would allow small properties to be transformed into medium-sized properties. The government argued that the measure would facilitate access to credit, but peasant movements alleged risk to collective lands and openness to real estate speculation.
The government backed down and revoked the law on May 12, giving Parliament 60 days to discuss a new text. Despite the revocation, the leader of CSUTCB (Single Union Confederation of Peasant Workers of Bolivia), Humberto Claros, declared that the impasse is not over.
