Bolivia Security Forces Prepare Chapare Push After 50 Days of Morales-Backed Blockades
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22
Bolivia Security Forces Prepare Chapare Push After 50 Days of Morales-Backed Blockades
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22
Summary
Bolivia's security forces are preparing to enter Chapare, the central coca-growing region where former President Evo Morales has remained since October 2024 while evading arrest.
More than 50 days of road blockades encouraged by Morales have disrupted the economy, making the planned push the government's clearest move yet against his stronghold.
Thousands of Morales supporters have protected him in Chapare, where police and military operations have repeatedly faced resistance from coca growers' organizations he leads.
Chapare's role as a coca-producing area long linked to cocaine-processing laboratories raises the stakes for any operation and underscores the region's political and security sensitivity.