Key facts
- Bolivia's Legislative Assembly approved President Rodrigo Paz's state of emergency decree.
- The decree aims to restore transit and supply essential goods after 50 days of protests and highway blockades.
- Key protest blockades in Santa Cruz and La Paz have been lifted or paused.
- The national highway authority reported no active blockades remained.
- The crisis stemmed from Paz's decision to cut fuel subsidies amid a dollar crunch.
Bolivia began to show signs of returning to normalcy on Sunday, a day after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency to address a 50-day social crisis that had led to widespread highway blockades.
The Legislative Assembly overwhelmingly approved Paz's decree, which seeks to restore transit and the supply of essential goods that had been disrupted by weeks of protests. Several breakthroughs occurred on Sunday, including an agreement in Santa Cruz to lift a critical blockade and a pause in protests by a prominent campesino federation in La Paz, though their demands remain outstanding.