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Bolivia's President Evo Morales has warned of mass demonstrations if the country's Senate does not approve his plans for land reform.
He said the people would rise up and implement the reforms "by force" if they were not passed into law.
He also ruled out any compromise with the big landowners who oppose his plans to redistribute underused land.
Indigenous protesters from the eastern province of Santa Cruz are marching to the capital in support of the measures.
But landowners in the province, one of the country's most fertile, have threatened to withhold agricultural produce from the rest of Bolivia if the plans are approved.
In September, demonstrators - mainly poor indigenous farmers - blocked roads into the city of Santa Cruz, claiming the opposition was trying to stall the government's plans.
'People power'
Mr Morales, who was elected last year, has vowed to redistribute 200,000 sq km (77,000 sq miles) by the end of his term in 2011.
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