Bolivia has sent police and military units to strategic routes, city access points and other sensitive sites as President Rodrigo Paz’s government braces for renewed unrest.
A 90-day extension of the state of emergency approved on Sept. 17 aims to prevent a repeat of the 53 days of blockades earlier this year that triggered food, fuel and medicine shortages.
Defense Minister Ernesto Justiniano said the moves are preventive rather than evidence of an active coup attempt, stressing that police still lead public-order operations and peaceful protest remains legitimate.
Washington has voiced support for Paz and cast Bolivia as an early test of Trump’s Shield of the Americas, while Bolivia seeks deeper U.S. cooperation on intelligence, border security and counter-narcotics.
The pressure comes after U.S. visa restrictions hit 27 current and former officials and relatives across four countries, including Bolivian Prosecutor General Roger Mariaca, though Bolivia says no public evidence ties those cases directly to the unrest.