The Bolivian government stated this Monday (18) that it identified alleged armed groups among the demonstrators marching toward La Paz to demand the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz. Presidential spokesperson José Luis Gálvez pointed to a former Ministry of Defense employee as the leader of a radical faction that displayed weapons in a video on social media.
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Ciudad boliviana donde debía jugarse el partido de Always Ready.
Conmebol transferred three matches involving Bolivian clubs to Asunción due to social conflicts in the country. Always Ready, Independiente Petrolero, and Blooming will play in Paraguay this week.
Bolivia's Ombudsman's Office reported 47 detained and 5 injured after a joint police and military operation to unblock highways in the La Paz department. Clashes between protesters and security forces left injured, including assaulted journalists. The Bolivian Workers' Center and the Federation of Peasants of La Paz demand the resignation of President Luis Arce.