U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed Wednesday America’s support to Bolivia and the democratically elected government of President Rodrigo Paz amid a wave of violent nationwide protests and blockades causing shortages of medicine, food and fuel.

“Let there be no mistake: the United States stands squarely in support of Bolivia’s legitimate constitutional government,” Sec. Rubio wrote on social media. “We will not allow criminals and drug traffickers to overthrow democratically elected leaders in our hemisphere.”

The South American nation on Thursday entered the third consecutive week of riots and blockades across its territory staged…

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