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Evo Morales Supporters March Against Bolivia Government’s Economic Measures

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Groups loyal to former Bolivian President Evo Morales marched in Cochabamba against the government’s economic policies and a partial withdrawal of the diesel subsidy.
  • Coca growers, farmers and intercultural groups carried the multicolored Wiphala flag and called for the repeal of Decree 5676.
  • The protest took place while a state of emergency remained in force, with demonstrators moving from southern Cochabamba to the city’s main square.

Groups loyal to former Bolivian President Evo Morales took to the streets of Cochabamba on Friday to protest what they describe as the “neoliberal economic policies” of President Rodrigo Paz’s government.

Coca growers, farmers and so-called intercultural groups joined the march, carrying the Wiphala, the multicolored flag associated mainly with Indigenous peoples of the Andean region. The protesters called the demonstration one “for the dignity and economy of Bolivia.”

For the dignity and economy of Bolivia.

· Protest organizersThe phrase used by demonstrators to describe the purpose of the Cochabamba march.

The march began on Petrolera Avenue in southern Cochabamba and continued through the city’s main streets before reaching the central square. Dozens of people took part despite a state of emergency remaining in force.

Leaders of the mobilization carried signs demanding the repeal of Decree 5676, which provides for the partial removal of the diesel price subsidy. The demonstration focused on the economic measures that Morales’s supporters say threaten Bolivia’s economic dignity.

Neoliberal economic policies.

· Protesters loyal to Evo MoralesThe description protesters used for the economic measures of President Rodrigo Paz’s government.
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