Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Targeted by New Mass Protests Bolivia has been a powder keg for months, with its economic crisis deepening and indigenous communities and labor unions increasingly frustrated.
The latest round of mass protests targeting President Rodrigo Paz is the latest symptom of this deeper malaise.
The country's economic situation is catastrophic: acute shortages of fuel and foreign currency, runaway inflation, and crippling debt have ordinary Bolivians up in arms.