Santa Cruz committee urges Paz to rethink fuel decree and calls assembly against DS 5676

The conflict over Supreme Decree 5676 is heading into a decisive week in Santa Cruz. The Committee pro Santa Cruz has called an Assembly of Cruceñidad for Wednesday, Sept. 9, where it plans to present a technical proposal aimed at guaranteeing fuel supplies.

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Santa Cruz wants to work and produce for Bolivia. Decrees will not solve the country’s food problem. It will take action.

Committee president Stello Cochamanidis urged President Rodrigo Paz to rethink the measures. “Santa Cruz wants to work and produce for Bolivia. Decrees will not solve the country’s food problem. It will take action,” he said. He also called for unity and cooperation, saying the proposal would be developed with producers, institutions and affected provinces.

The plan will seek a permanent fuel supply and address distortions created by two diesel prices. Before the assembly, the country’s civic committees will meet to discuss shortages, the decree and possible action. Cochamanidis said the government could not handle the problem alone.

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President, rethink the measures you have taken. The only way out of this crisis is to work in unity, accept help and make everyone work together.

Meanwhile, unions, farmers and producer groups in Yapacaní, San Julián and Cuatro Cañadas announced blockades despite a state of emergency that prohibits interrupting free movement on highways. In Cuatro Cañadas, agricultural community groups called a 24-hour blockade. In San Julián, organizations said the decree harms small producers harvesting winter sunflower and sorghum and criticized the monthly limit on subsidized fuel. Mayor Carlos Vaca said he would support the protest. Producers in Yapacaní also announced the closure of the bridge linking Santa Cruz and Cochabamba after saying the government failed to respond within a 48-hour deadline.

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As an authority, we are also standing with the people.