On 19 March 2025, in Chane Independencia (Santa Cruz), a group of transporters and agriculture producers carried out a demonstration by taking control over a toll in the municipality and prevented the collection of tolls, demanding fuel supply and denouncing the lack of fuels is affecting their farming activities. The group argued the collection of tolls would be normalized, once the supply of fuel has been resumed in the region.

Summary

On March 19, 2025, transporters and agricultural producers in Chané Independencia, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, staged peaceful protests by occupying toll stations to protest fuel supply shortages. The protesters announced they would suspend toll collection until fuel supplies resume, with the current risk level assessed as low.

Supply-chain impact

• Disruption to agricultural activities in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia's major eastern agricultural region, due to fuel shortages
• Potential temporary suspension of regional logistics and transportation services due to toll station occupation
• Concerns over delays in future agricultural production and shipment schedules due to agricultural producers' participation in protests
• If fuel supply issues in the transport sector persist, ripple effects are expected across Bolivia's inland logistics network

Watch points

• Whether the Bolivian government announces measures and timeline for normalizing fuel supplies
• Expansion of protests to other areas within Santa Cruz Department and trends in additional collective actions by agricultural groups
• Potential paralysis of major transportation routes between eastern and western Bolivia if toll collection suspension is extended