00:00The Bolivian Senate approved a law that authorizes the President to declare a state of emergency without requiring the approval
00:06of the Legislative Assembly.
00:08The law, which repeals Law 1341 on states of emergency, eliminates the mechanisms that previously limited the executive branch to
00:15prevent possible abuses of power and guarantee the protection of citizens' rights during crisis or disasters.
00:20Social organizations expressed concern over the concentration of extraordinary powers, while the ruling party defends the measure as necessary to
00:29act quickly in situations of national emergency.
00:32The decision generated a debate about the balance of powers and the protection of constitutional guarantees in the country.
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