
Bolivia's Presidency Minister Jose Luis Lupo (L) speaks next to Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz (C) and Economy Minister Jose Gabriel Espinoza during a press conference after the government revoked decrees on direct contracting and the awarding of public works contracts, at the Casa Grande del Pueblo, the seat of the Government Palace, in La Paz, on April 6, 2026. (Photo by Aizar RALDES / AFP via Getty Images)

