The executive branch will thus fulfill an agreement signed with that organization to put into effect the official provision that will replace the old document, rejected by popular demonstrations since mid-December, including dozens of road blockades, the Unitel television network added.

Authorities announced on Monday the approval of Supreme Decree 5516, in place of the disputed Decree 5503, although the new version maintains important economic measures, which have not yet been published in the Official Gazette, so the public reaction is unknown, according to the television network.

That procedure will be completed “in the coming hours,” Minister of Public Works, Services, and Housing Mauricio Zamora emphasized on Tuesday, after six cabinet ministers signed an agreement on Sunday guaranteeing the implementation of the new regulation within two days.

Leaders of the COB (Bolivian Workers’ Center), for their part, commented that the government drafted the text of the new decree without the presence of representatives from the affected sectors, Unitel reported.

The commitment of the labor federation and its affiliated organizations that support it in the mobilizations is to lift the pressure tactics only when the authorities promulgate the decree.

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