00:00The Bolivian government deployed military and police forces in the town of Yapacani in the Department of Santa Cruz
00:05in response to protests against the suspension of the diesel subsidy.
00:09The protests stemmed from measures implemented by the government of Rodrigo Paz,
00:13which set a reference price of 18 bolivianos per litre for large consumers, direct consumers and companies.
00:21Protesters claim that these measures increased production costs and did not resolve the fuel shortage.
00:26The protests are taking place amid complaints about the impact on the high cost of living
00:32during a period of economic contraction that experts described as the severest in the four decades.
