Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz declares a state of emergency as road blockades and protests disrupt transport across the country. Multiple outlets report that the crisis has intensified since April, with demonstrators cutting off key roads and causing widespread disruption to supplies. Reports say blockades have isolated La Paz and contributed to acute shortages of fuel, food, and medicine in major cities. The protests involve unions, Indigenous groups, and coca farmers, and they include the use of debris and materials to obstruct roads. Several sources link the unrest to opposition to Paz’s austerity measures, with protests growing over several weeks. Under the emergency declaration, the government moves to restore access by using security forces. One outlet says the emergency authorizes broader military powers to remove road blockades, and another reports that soldiers and bulldozers are deployed to clear anti-government roadblocks. The economic impact and risk of political instability are also cited, with the disruptions described as threatening the stability of Paz’s government. The emergency is presented as a government response to the blockades and their effects on essential goods and services.