By Brujula Digital: According to a U.S. congressman, MAS has turned Bolivia into “a pariah state” Carlos Antonio Giménez criticized Evo Morales’ government and its impact on the Bolivian economy U.S. Congressman Carlos Antonio Giménez, who represents Florida’s 26th congressional district, stated that the Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS) has turned Bolivia into “a pariah state…
Month: February 2025
History is somewhat different from what we were told | La historia es un tanto diferente a la que nos contaron
By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: Sucre and His Intentions The call for the election of deputies to convene in an assembly, and perhaps the assembly itself, was nothing more than a reaffirmation of the will that Sucre had already expressed at the beginning of February 1825. Where was Antonio José de Sucre 200 years…
Companies on alert over decree modifying the Profit Tax | Empresas en alerta por decreto que modifica el Impuesto a Utilidades
By Unitel, El Diario: Provision creates uncertainty President Luis Arce approved Supreme Decree 5327, which, according to tax expert Jasmine Daza, “puts all Bolivian companies on red alert” due to a provision included in the regulation that allegedly modifies the Profit Tax (IU). The specific point Daza refers to is the second additional provision, which…
Are lithium contracts profitable? | ¿Son rentables los contratos del litio?
By Francesco Zaratti: The profitability of the contracts that “Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos” (YLB) intends to sign with the Russian company Uranium and the Chinese consortium CBC is their real Achilles heel. The expenses of the project are determined by each company’s investments and operating costs, so that, to justify the profitability of these contracts,…
The long and winding libertarian birth of Upper Peru | El largo y sinuoso parto libertario del Alto Perú
By Raúl Rivero,, Brújula Digital: Sculpture representing Alejo Calatayud/Wikicommons Despite being on the brink of celebrating the 200th anniversary of the proclamation of the independence of Upper Peru, now the Republic of Bolivia, historians continue to delve into the causes that led the inhabitants of the former Audiencia of Charcas to wait 16 years from…
They repeat mistakes that create instability in food supply | Repiten errores que generan inestabilidad en el abastecimiento de alimentos
By El Diario: At a time when we are requesting better conditions, certainty, and legal security to increase productivity and thus ensure greater food security for the population, jobs, and foreign exchange, the government responds with more prohibitions. This measure will cause instability in the supply of products, according to a statement from the Cámara…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 