By Germán Huanca, MFE (*): The first 100 days of a government are usually the most commonly used benchmark to anticipate its direction: are we facing a transitional administration, one of adjustment, or one of structural transformation? In the case of Paz and Lara, this period has made it possible to identify a style marked…
Month: February 2026
Austerity Reckoning | Ajuste decisivo
By El Diario: Government Faces the Challenge of Adjusting Payroll and Closing Loss-Making Companies The Ministry of Economy will submit the reformulated 2026 PGE to the Assembly this month, under pressure to comply with a 30% reduction in public spending. For experts such as Marcelo Butrón, the document will be the “litmus test” that will…
The Vote That Changed Bolivia | El voto que cambió Bolivia
By Pablo Peralta, Visión 360: A decade since 21F, the referendum that dealt a blow to Evo and marked the beginning of the MAS decline in power February 21, 2016 became the prelude to the transition from the regime of the Movimiento Al Socialismo to the administration of President Rodrigo Paz. That day, then–Vice President…
Autonomy Revolt | Rebelión por la Autonomía
By El Deber: Civic leaders demand greater autonomy in institutional statement Santa Cruz civic leaders call for more autonomy / Photo: CpSC The CpSC also called for eliminating the Vice Ministry of Autonomies and creating the Presidential Delegate for Autonomy in each department The Pro Santa Cruz Committee (CpSC) demanded that the national government release…
Luis Arce: A functional Putinist puppet | Un funcional títere putinista
By Brújula Digital: Leaked Russian documents indicate that experts from that country advised Arce after the “self-coup” crisis Leaked documents reveal that former president Luis Arce received advice from Russian experts linked to Wagner to mitigate the crisis of the 2024 “self-coup,” seeking to stabilize his government. Reference illustration/File Former president Luis Arce received direct…
Remembering Santa Cruz’s Independence | Recordando la independencia de Santa Cruz
By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: Our Brief Independence Nine years had passed since the head of the great Argentine Ignacio Warnes had been severed by the edge of the sword of the “ferocious” brigadier Francisco Xavier de Aguilera when, at last, Santa Cruz became free and independent. At dusk on February 14, 1825, Colonel José…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 