[Bolivia] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Residents from 13 communities in Santa Elena, Pando department, Bolivia have blocked the road between Cobija and Riberalta municipalities for two consecutive days starting April 1, 2025, demanding construction of electrical infrastructure and protesting delays in regional electrification projects.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. The road blockade between Cobija and Riberalta could disrupt local transportation networks in Bolivia's northern Pando department if protests continue, though this appears to be a localized infrastructure grievance rather than a broader economic or political movement.

Watch points

• Duration and expansion of road blockades beyond the current Cobija-Riberalta route
• Government response to electrification demands and whether negotiations begin to resolve the underlying infrastructure issues