### [2026-05-19](/feed/2026/05/19/index.md)

##### 2026 Bolivian protests
# Several banks close in La Paz as protests intensify across the country, with demonstrators demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz. The US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau expresses solidarity with Paz, calling the protests a "coup". 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-voices-alarm-over-bolivia-unrest-protests-spread-nationwide-2026-05-19/)

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