In the Andean highlands, the social movements descended on the capital La Paz in demonstrations backing the Morales’ government, including a large mobilization in June that stormed the American embassy because of its support for the right wing. In July, the federation of coca growers in the Chapare, where US anti-drug operations are centered, expelled the US Agency for International Development.
Sa pagbagsak ng stock market at pagkalugi ng malalaki at kilalang institusyong pananalapi sa mu ndo - Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, ang insurance giant AIG, Fannie Ma e, Freddie Mac at investment bank Bear Stearns, sinasabing ito na ang pinakamatinding dagok na tumama sa Global Kapital mu la pa nung unang nakalasap ito ng "The Great Depression” noong 1929 hanggang 1930.