At least eight people have been detained in the demonstrations which took place this Tuesday in La Paz against the new economic measures announced by the Bolivian President, Rodrigo Paz, among whom the end of diesel subsidy.
The police had to use tear gas to contain the demonstrators, led by the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB), the main union in the country. This organization has already announced that protests will continue after initial talks with the government were unsuccessful.
The most tense moments of the day took place when a group of demonstrators tried to enter Plaza Murillo, which was cordoned off by the police. security forces and where the seat of the Executive is located. For that, small dynamite devices explodedinjuring several officers.
Hours after these clashesrepresentatives of the COB met with the president and other members of the Government, without any progress in the main request: repeal of decree 5503who understands the end of diesel aid with a hundred other provisions.
The executive secretary of the COB, Mario Argollo, explained at the end of the meeting that the Executive informed them that No there is an intention to access it requests. Subsequently, the union announced that it would continue the pressure measures because the decree is “totally neoliberal” And “this will have harmful consequences”.
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