By Sayuri Loza, Brújula Digital: The latest polls published by various media outlets show a low voting intention for the offspring of the once-hegemonic MAS. Some voices, naively triumphant, proclaim that the runoff will be between Tuto and Samuel, leaving the “left” behind. I don’t want to be that optimistic. My dance teacher (who has…
Month: June 2025
Cost of living skyrockets and uncertainty grows | Costo de vida se dispara y crece la incertidumbre
By El Deber: INFLATION The Bolivian currency has lost value against the U.S. dollar. Economists predict that June’s inflation will surpass May’s record and climb to 23% year-over-year. When a country’s inflation exceeds double digits, purchasing power quickly begins to erode. This phenomenon is not just a theoretical concern: it means that what can be…
Bloomberg projects year-on-year inflation of 22% through June | Bloomberg proyecta una inflación interanual de 22% hasta junio
By Daniel Zenteno, La Razón: The international outlet warns that prices will continue to rise due to internal crisis, dollar shortages, and social conflicts. Price increases cause inflation. Photo: Archive Inflation in Bolivia reached its highest level in 34 years this May, and all signs indicate the trend will continue upward. According to projections gathered…
Tsimane Indigenous People Give 24 Hours for Mining Companies to Leave the Maniqui River | Indígenas Tsimanes dan 24 horas para salida de empresas mineras que operan en el río Maniqui
By ANF, Eju.tv: The Grand Tsimane Council gave a 24-hour deadline for illegally operating mining companies to leave; during an inspection, dredges were observed in the Maniqui River in the department of Beni. Tsimane Indigenous people. Photo: Captura “A dredge was seen working in the Maniqui River, and that has caused us concern. That’s why…
Rebaptizing the State | Rebautizar al Estado
By Francesco Zaratti: Bolivia’s historical and cyclical crisis has worsened over the past 20 years, embracing virtually every field of political, economic and social life. On the eve of the celebration of the Bicentenary of the Republic and a few weeks before the general elections of August 17, there is much talk of the “refoundation”…
“Masismo” destroyed judicial independence | “Masismo” destruyó la independencia judicial
By El Diario: Legislators affirm: The case involving the alleged judicial consortium, which implicates former Minister César Siles along with several judges and magistrates, is a consequence of the institutional destruction caused by the governments of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), a party that used the justice system to benefit some and politically persecute others,…
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