Declaration of state of emergency to suppress civilian blockades and protests demanding presidential resignation exemplifies authoritarian use of emergency powers to quell dissent and restrict freedom of assembly.
President Rodrigo Paz says he has declared the state of emergency "to free the country's roads." Blockades have become a major tactic in weeks of intensifying protests to demand that the president resign.
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