{
  "id": 8968755,
  "title": "Bolivia Fuel Deal Keeps Tanker Drivers Moving After 83% Diesel Price Rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/bolivia-fuel-deal-keeps-tanker-drivers-moving-after-83-diesel-price",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-21T16:26:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/bolivia-fuel-tanker-drivers-deal-diesel-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bolivia's tanker drivers have ended their threatened halt after a 83% increase in diesel prices. Their costs and freight rates remain unresolved. A fuel deal sealed late Sunday has ensured the country's tanker trucks can continue delivering imported fuel to service stations. The drivers, who haul fuel from Pacific ports, Atlantic routes and the Paraguay-Paraná waterway, had threatened to stop working after the government removed the diesel subsidy. Talks continued through Sunday 20 September 2026 at YPFB's Santa Cruz offices and concluded near midnight. The drivers agreed to resume normal operations, with the government committed to maintaining fuel transport. In return, the drivers demanded further discussions on operating costs and freight rates, though no new rates or quotas were announced. The dispute began on Saturday 19 September 2026, the day diesel prices were adjusted from Bs 9.80 to Bs 17.95 per litre, an 83% rise. The drivers were seeking a meeting with President Rodrigo Paz to discuss their concerns. The tanker drivers, private contractors, have previously clashed with YPFB over unpaid invoices. The government justified the price increase by citing the need to end smuggling of fuel into neighboring countries.",
  "summary": "A Bolivia fuel deal struck on Sunday keeps tanker drivers hauling diesel after the subsidy ended, but freight rates and costs are still being negotiated. The post Bolivia Fuel Deal Keeps Tanker Drivers Moving After 83% Diesel Price Rise appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}