Bolivian political winners in October 2011

During October 2011, two main political issues happened: the Judicial “elections” and the TIPNIS fight against a road that would cut the national park and indigenous territory. In both instances, current Bolivian president and his political coalition lost credibility and appeared as the losing party. This cartoon, published today in La Razon, shows the envy…

Bolivian 2012 salary increases?

Salary increases in Bolivia have a long history of strikes, blockades and it is more or less customary to start this predicament every years around October. By the end of the first semester of the new year, the government sets percentages (politically driven or as a result of union’s and social pressure) and pushes private sector to meet those…