LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivian President Luis Arce said on Wednesday that highway blockades organized across the country for the last 17 days have had an economic impact worth over $1.7 billion.
According to the president, 70 people, including 61 police officers, have been injured in the blockades, organized by supporters of former leader Evo Morales.
(Reporting by Daniel Ramos and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez; Editing by Brendan O’Boyle)
