Latin American Nations Amp Up Their Concerns Over Bolivia Unrest
Riot police officers remove rocks from a road blocked by rural protesters in Lipari, La Paz department, Bolivia, on May 16.
Photographer: Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images
Latin American nations are expressing growing concerns over shortages of crucial goods in Bolivia as unrest grips the country and poses a challenge to President Rodrigo Paz.
Rodrigo Gamarra, who heads the parliament of the South American trade bloc Mercosur, released a statement on Saturday underscoring his “profound” worry about Bolivia, “where protests and blockades have caused shortages of food, fuel and essential supplies, affecting thousands of citizens.”