La Paz declares a 90-day health emergency on day 34 as the blockade toll reaches five and two more ministers resign. Washington tells prosecutors to stand down on Delcy Rodríguez, Ecuador scraps its Colombian tariffs amid an interference row, and the Andean runoffs in Colombia and Peru tighten.
Bolivia — The Emergency Decree
La Paz declared a 90-day health and humanitarian emergency on Tuesday as month-long blockades cut off medical oxygen and supplies, forcing hospitals to prioritise emergency surgery. The death toll attributed to blocked transit reached five, and the football federation suspended the first division through June and into July.
Two more ministers fell — ex-Defence chief Marcelo Salinas, reportedly over refusing to deploy troops under a mooted state of exception, and ex-Education head Beatriz García. On day 34 the COB ratified the blockades and its demand for President Rodrigo Paz’s resignation, as ex-president Jorge Quiroga pressed him to use his constitutional powers.
Venezuela — Washington Stands Down
