Fuel Shortages Reappear Across Bolivia, Rattling New US Ally

Vehicles line up to refuel at a gas station in La Paz on Oct. 18. — Vehicles line up to refuel at a gas station in La Paz on Oct. 18.Photographer: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images

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By Sergio Mendoza and Antonia Mufarech

April 24, 2026 at 3:10 PM UTC

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Bolivia is running out of fuel again, challenging a new government that had vowed to fix the economy after two decades of socialist rule.