July 1, 2026
5 developments
Fuel subsidy cut triggers unrest
The Nation reported that IMF "prior actions" drove austerity before any loan was public; gasoline rose 86% and diesel 160%.
Paz described as an accidental president
CSIS argued the dynasty heir would likely survive the crisis but could resign before the end of 2026.
MAS collapse left an ungovernable landscape
Phenomenal World traced the party's three-way split and the absence of a coalition with institutional roots.
Emergency restores order at a cost
Al Jazeera reported 17 deaths and 365 arrests after the state of emergency cleared the blockades.
Morales waits in the wings
In a Reuters interview he said discontent had made him think about returning, warning: "if not with votes, it's with bullets."