Republicans Ask Biden for Bolivia Sanctions

The Biden administration should impose new sanctions against the Bolivian government for recent human rights violations, Republicans said in a letter to the White House last week. The government has arrested political rivals, and its “absence of a robust opposition, civil society and independent media” provides an “open door for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and other authoritarian regimes to further impose their strategic interests on the South American country and the region,” said the letter, signed by six lawmakers, including Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Carlos Gimenez, both of Florida. It’s “imperative that the United States hold accountable those Bolivian human rights abusers that violate the fundamental freedoms of Bolivia’s opposition candidates, and their supporters.” The White House didn’t comment.