Bolivia's new president faces second week of violent protests as US warns of 'coup'

Four deaths reported—one demonstrator killed in clashes and three others from medical care denied by roadblocks—plus dozens injured across the country.

Six months into his presidency, Bolivia's Rodrigo Paz Pereira finds himself governing a country in open revolt — four dead, forty roadblocks, and a capital that resembles a battlefield more than a seat of power. The crisis is both inherited and inflamed: decades of economic fragility, the abrupt end of a fuel subsidy, and the long shadow of former president Evo Morales have converged into what some call a coup and others call a cry of legitimate despair. The United States has chosen its language carefully, naming criminals and drug traffickers where protesters see hunger and broken promises. I

Bolivia's new president faces second week of violent protests as US warns of 'coup'

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