▁ens ured ▁that ▁water ▁and ▁se w age ▁services ▁would ▁increase ▁dram atically ▁under ▁private ▁management . ▁However , ▁C och ab amba ▁citizens ▁were ▁told ▁that ▁these ▁services ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 5 % ▁increase ▁in ▁costs ▁for ▁water . ▁The ▁Boliv ian ▁government ▁en act ed ▁Law ▁ 2 0 2 9 ▁which ▁provided ▁a ▁regime ▁of ▁con cess ions ▁regarding ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁water , ▁Law ▁ 2 0 2 9 ▁essentially ▁gave ▁the ▁private ▁sector ▁the ▁water ▁mon opol y ▁and ▁exclusive ▁rights ▁to ▁water ▁within ▁C och ab amba . ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁law ▁ 2 0 2 9 ▁was ▁to ▁provide ▁more ▁efficient ▁water ▁services ▁to ▁areas ▁in ▁C och ab amba ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁citizens ▁through ▁water ▁priv at ization . ▁The ▁situation ▁in ▁C och ab amba ▁was ▁ex ac erb ated ▁when ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁water ▁double d , ▁and ▁even ▁triple d ▁in ▁certain ▁areas . ▁The ▁rise ▁in ▁costs ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Mis ic uni ▁dam ▁project ▁and ▁the ▁deb t ▁left ▁behind ▁by ▁Sem pa . ▁The ▁dr astic ▁increase ▁in ▁cost ▁for ▁water ▁supply ▁resulted ▁in ▁protest s ▁that ▁shut ▁down ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁four ▁days . ▁Peace ful ▁protest s ▁lead ▁by ▁Oscar ▁Oliver a ▁quickly ▁became ▁violent ▁causing ▁multiple ▁protest s ▁that ▁last ed ▁days ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁Boliv ian ▁government ▁declaring ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁emer gency ▁ ▁The ▁C och ab amba