On 19 March 2025, in La Paz (La Paz), a group of healthcare workers, university teachers, workers members of the Bolivian Workers' Center: COB, and residents carried out a demonstration by marching through the main streets of the city, protesting against fuel shortage and increase in food prices. The group demanded solutions from the national government against what they called, the economic crisis the country is undergoing.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 19, 2025, medical professionals, university professors, labor union members, and citizens conducted peaceful protests in La Paz, Bolivia, demonstrating against fuel shortages and rising food prices. The protesters demanded government solutions to the national economic crisis, with no violence reported to date.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Potential inland logistics delays: As Bolivia's administrative capital, La Paz protests crossing major road networks could cause temporary disruptions to overland transportation
• Fuel supply-chain vulnerability exposure: The fuel shortages underlying the protests indicate rising transportation costs and declining logistics efficiency within Bolivia
• Agricultural commodity price pressure: Protests against rising food prices raise concerns about increased production costs and deteriorating export competitiveness for Bolivian agricultural products (quinoa, soybeans, etc.)
• Indirect impact on mineral exports: Economic crisis deepening is expected to have negative spillover effects on production and transportation of Bolivia's key export minerals including lithium, zinc, and tin

3) Watch points

• Protest spread: Trends in protest expansion and scale increase to major cities beyond La Paz (Santa Cruz, Cochabamba)
• Government response measures: Monitoring Bolivia government's specific solutions including fuel supply normalization and economic policy announcements
• Transportation infrastructure status: Operational normalization of major highways and border crossings, and duration of logistics delays