Overview

• Clashes in Llallagua this week killed three officers by gunfire on Wednesday and a fourth taken hostage and killed by explosives, officials said.
• Supporters of Evo Morales began blocking key highways on June 2 after electoral authorities refused to let him register for the August 17 presidential vote.
• President Luis Arce accused Morales of seeking to sabotage the election and has launched joint police and military operations to clear the blockades.
• Prosecutors have opened terrorism charges against Morales for allegedly inciting the protests, and he remains barred from seeking a fourth term by the Constitutional Court.
• The protests reflect broader anger over a deep economic crisis marked by severe shortages of hard currency and fuel nationwide.