Coca farmers and police clash in Bolivia

Описание: (27 Sep 2021) Coca farmers clashed with police in the streets of La Paz on Monday as coca farmers continue a months-long fight for the leadership of the regional coca farmer's association.
Police dispersed the groups by firing tear gas canisters and pushing them away from the center of the city.
The conflict began Wednesday when one of several groups fighting for the leadership took over the association's building.
There are an estimated 100,000 coca farms in Bolivia where growing it is legal in parts of the country, and the buying and selling of coca leaves is a legal business in designated markets managed by the coca unions.
Coca producers' associations are also grassroots organizations, some of their members participating in political parties.

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