The United States has delivered anti-riot equipment and tear gas to Bolivian police, while Evo Morales' supporters are announcing new demonstrations against the abolition of diesel subsidies.
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10/10/2026
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Lusa
Othe United States delivered anti-riot equipment and tear gas to the Bolivian police on Friday when former President Evo Morales' supporters announced new demonstrations against the abolition of diesel subsidies.
The government led by Central-Right President Rodrigo Paz joined the Shield of the Americas in March, a regional alliance of right-wing governments aimed at combating transnational organized crime, under the aegis of Donald Trump's Administration.
The U.S. Government donated “protection equipment, tear gas and order maintenance material” to the Bolivian police, said Matthew Zamary, director of the United States’ International Anti-Drug Affairs Office (INL) in Bolivia, during a ceremony in the capital, La Paz.
Mobilizations of the indigenous movement led by Evo Morales are planned next week.
Bolivia has been in a state of exception since June, a measure that allowed the government to end a wave of demonstrations and road blockades against the economic crisis, which had paralyzed the country for 53 days in May and June.
“ We reject violent blockades as a means to replace democratic decisions,” said Matthew Zamary in the face of a riot police unit.
Refugee in his stronghold of Chapare, in the center of the country, Evo Morales is the subject of two arrest warrants, one related to previous protests and the other for alleged trafficking of a minor. The former left-wing president denies the charges.