Bolivia unrest puts world-class lithium assets at risk
Geopolitics · Mining.com ·
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has introduced a 'state of exception' bill to expand military powers as anti-government protests entered their 36th day, adding fresh uncertainty to the development of the country's vast lithium resources, including the giant Salar de Uyuni. With more than 90 road blockades across eight regions, the unrest underscores how resource nationalism and social instability keep slowing one of the world's most important untapped lithium regions. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the protests an attempted coup and said Washington would oppose efforts to remove the government.