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Demonstrators have called their protest the "gasolinazo." Neighborhood protest leader Claudio Luna said in La Paz that the government's "message hasn't met the expectations of the population, and for that reason we're going to continue the protests." He said demonstrators want prices lowered back to their former levels. Bus drivers have also held sporadic protests this week, demanding the government further increase fares. Authorities ordered raises of 60 to 80 percent in public transport fares, but bus drivers argue that isn't enough to offset the higher costs. Food prices have also risen 15 percent in subsidized government markets, but that remained much less than in private supermarkets. People seeking bargains lined up at a state-run food store in La Paz on Thursday. Morales, meanwhile, said in a news conference that he is inviting advisers from Paraguay's government to help formulate additional measures to lessen the blow of eliminating fuel subsidies.
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