Yacuiba carters plan to block an international bridge Monday protesting Argentine customs restrictions that reduced their work twenty-five to thirty percent by limiting merchandise shipments over ten kilos, prompting appeals for government mediation.
Donald Trump's approval rating has plummeted to 32-34 percent domestically and faces 77 percent disapproval globally, approaching Nixon's Watergate-era lows, while his Latin American allies including Milei and Paz Pereira also suffer collapsing support.
Border governors from Bolivia and Chile established a permanent working committee addressing trade, mining, tourism, and smuggling concerns, with plans to reconvene in March 2027 to advance regional integration and economic cooperation.
Colombia's incoming Vice President Restrepo pledged to pursue free-market reforms and strengthen U.S. relations after his August inauguration, citing economic stagnation and soaring crime under the outgoing left-wing administration as drivers of the center-right electoral shift.
President Rodrigo Paz Pereira of Bolivia eliminated the diesel subsidy, causing prices to surge 83 percent to 17.95 bolivianos per liter, effective immediately, while linking future costs to international import prices and implementing relief measures amid transport sector backlash.
Bolivia's President Paz reshuffled his cabinet amid protests over fuel shortages and price hikes, revealing the collapse of a gas-dependent economic model built over two decades and raising questions about whether lithium extraction can sustain the country amid US-China competition.