Bolivia’s Assembly approved a 90-day extension of the state of emergency requested by President Rodrigo Paz’s government, with the initial measure due to expire Friday. The government cited continuing risks that demonstrators could organize new road blockades, disrupting supplies and economic activity. The original 90-day emergency was declared in June after more than 50 days of blockades caused shortages of food, fuel and medicine and worsened Bolivia’s economic crisis. Ministers of Government Marco Antonio Oviedo and Defense Ernesto Justiniano told the Assembly that police and military reports identified threats and risks of further mobilizations. Some social sectors and opposition lawmakers challenged the extension, with opposition lawmaker Gabriel Corvera saying it addressed symptoms rather than Bolivia’s underlying problems.