In an interview with CNN Brasil this Wednesday (26), Brazilian journalist Karla Burgoa, who lives in Bolivia, said that the general feeling is of “total insecurity” in La Paz, the Bolivian capital, after the attempted coup d’état in country. She said that the chaotic episode took the population by surprise, amid months of political instability.
Burgoa reported the climate of insecurity and fear among residents following an attempted military coup in the country. “The feeling is of insecurity here in La Paz. A very chaotic episode that happened, we were not expecting it,” he said.
According to the journalist, residents are afraid to take to the streets, but union movements have been called to defend democracy.
“The feeling is one of fear, but the Central Obrera union movement called on all Bolivians and those who were not in La Paz to protest against this attempted coup,” he said.
She witnessed queues at banks and ATMs, with people withdrawing their savings because they were suspicious of their financial situation.
“The university here closed its doors, I saw a lot of queues at banks and ATMs, people want to take their savings, their money, from the bank tellers because they are very suspicious of what the next few days will be like”, reported Burgoa.
Impact on routine and economic crisis
The journalist said that political instability could affect normal access to markets and communication in the coming days. She had already seen economic insecurity since she arrived in Bolivia, with a shortage of dollars and establishments rejecting credit cards.
“Since February I have felt this insecurity because of the economy”, he stated.
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(Published by Raphael Bueno, from CNN Brasil)
Source: CNN Brasil
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