Overview

• Clashes in Llallagua this week left two officers dead and several wounded as police tried to dismantle barricades.
• Supporters of ex-president Morales revived blockades on June 2 to protest his disqualification from the August 17 vote.
• The government has counted 21 roadblocks nationwide, down from 29, and plans further clearances along key routes.
• Morales faces a terrorism probe for allegedly inciting protests and is accused of seeking to sabotage the election.
• Public anger over severe shortages of hard currency and fuel has intensified the uprising against President Arce’s administration.