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2026-07-10 07:20:16 UTC
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Bolivia’s Legislature Passes Law Allowing President to Deploy Military Against Protesters

aljazeerabangkokpostbluesky · 3 blocs · 32d ago

Bolivia’s legislature passed a law permitting the president to use military troops against demonstrators. The law grants the president authority to deploy soldiers and declare a state of emergency to counter street protests seeking his resignation due to economic hardship, according to the Bangkok Post. The country’s lower house also repealed a law that had limited emergency powers, enabling the武装

Bolivia’s legislature passed a law allowing the president to use military troops against protesters. According to the Bangkok Post, the law grants the president power to deploy soldiers and declare a state of emergency to counter street protests seeking his resignation due to economic hardship. The country’s lower house repealed a law limiting emergency powers, allowing the armed forces to impose curfews and restrict assembly, according to Bluesky.

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