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Bolivia's Paz bets on wearing down protests and holds off deploying the army
Bolivia's government is using a strategy to wear down ongoing social protests by detaining or persuading protest leaders rather than deploying the army. President Rodrigo Paz implemented a law regulating states of exception in June but has avoided military action, emphasizing dialogue and non-violence.
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