La Paz, May 27, 2026 (AFP) - Bolivian Congress OK's use of troops against protesters

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2026-05-27

Bolivia's congress voted Tuesday to let President Rodrigo Paz deploy soldiers and declare a state of emergency to counter huge street protests seeking his resignation over economic hardship. By a more than two-thirds majority the Chamber of Deputies eliminated a rule that restricted the center-right president's leeway to invoke emergency measures, the chamber's speaker Roberto Castro announced. As a groundswell of fury with the US-backed leader c......

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