By Raúl Peñaranda, Brújula Digital: After weeks of encouraging protests and demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz, Evo Morales avoided making any public statement this Saturday as the road blockades began to collapse and the Government regained political momentum. Evo Morales en el Chapare/EFE Former President Evo Morales, one of the leaders who most…
Cash Seized During Roadblock Operations | Incautan Dinero en Operativos de Desbloqueo
By Soledad Prado, El Deber: ROADBLOCK-CLEARING OPERATIONS Two People Arrested with Large Amounts of Unexplained Cash on the Cochabamba–Oruro Highway In addition to the money, one of the detainees was carrying a foreign passport, according to preliminary reports from the authorities. During roadblock-clearing operations carried out on the Cochabamba–Oruro highway, two individuals were arrested while…
What does the State of Exception mean in Bolivia? | ¿Qué significa el estado de excepción en Bolivia?
By El Deber: What can and cannot be done? This Saturday, June 20, President Rodrigo Paz declared a State of Exception throughout the country. The measure comes after 51 days of social unrest and 46 days of road blockades. At 1:30 a.m. this Saturday, the Government declared a State of Exception across the entire national…
Banana Crisis Deepens | Se agrava la crisis bananera
By Eju.tv: Banana Grower Reports Bs 500 Daily Fine for Not Attending Blockades and Reports Million-Dollar Losses in Chapare Road restrictions have already forced the disposal of more than 100,000 banana bunches, equivalent to about 80 truckloads, due to the inability to ship them to their main export market, Argentina. While the social conflict and…
New Social Contract | Nuevo contrato social
By El Dia: Faced with the collapse of the institutional order in Bolivia, some Bolivians will begin asking themselves: with whom is it worth signing the new social contract? An entrepreneur, for example, may rightly conclude that the taxes paid to the State—which are supposed to guarantee the production, transportation, and trade of goods—are being poorly spent,…
Blockade Cash Scandal | Escándalo de Cobros para Bloqueos
By Carlos Corz, Vision 360: Payments for Blockades, 30% Salary Kickbacks, and Corruption Discovered in Productive Development Ministry Minister Oscar Mario Justiniano revealed that a specialized unit operates within the Ministry of Productive Development to detect irregularities. The Minister of Productive Development, Oscar Mario Justiniano, revealed irregularities that have been uncovered. Photo: Visión 360 Levies…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 