Bolivian Congress Grants Military Authority to Clear Protester Roadblocks Amid Economic Crisis

The Bolivian Congress passed a law authorizing military deployment to clear nationwide roadblocks caused by protests against Rodrigo Paz Pereira.This legislation provides soldiers with a presumption of legality while granting the president authority to declare a state of exception to restore order.Demonstrators continue demanding the president's resignation after five weeks of protests against the country's worst economic crisis in forty years.
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