Bolivia is escalating its fifty-day economic crisis into a state of emergency. President Rodrigo Paz declared martial authority nationwide, clearing the way for military deployment. The move came just hours after Paz reached a deal with the country's main trade unions to end the blockade that's created severe shortages of food, medicine, and fuel. According to France 24, the military now has authorization to help break what had become a complete economic standstill.

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