By Carolina Galarza, El Deber: Reference image | Getty Images Minister Ríos reported seven active wildfires in the country this Sunday. He highlighted that in 2025, the affected areas have not exceeded 200,000 hectares, while, on the same date in 2024, the fires consumed between 4 and 5 million hectares. The Minister of Environment and…
Category: Crime and Violence
Bolivia: Cartel haven | Refugio narco
By El Diario: They confirm that drug traffickers take refuge in Bolivia The United States’ decertification of Bolivia, as a country failing to comply with international agreements against drug trafficking, confirms that the nation is a safe haven for narcotrafficking. The Government, however, insists on denying the presence of cartels, describing them merely as emissaries…
Narcotraffick 101: The masista legacy | Narcotráfico 101: El legado masista
By Jorge Soruco, Visión 360: The country’s privileged geographic location is coveted by criminal groups Bolivia: a hub for drug production, transit, and distribution for cartels Cartels from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico operate in Bolivia, sparking violence and exposing the lack of international coordination, according to experts. Cases of cartels in Bolivia. CREATION: Abecor…
Violence in Santa Cruz: Armed land-grabbers shoot and wound a worker at a farm in Guarayos | Violencia en Santa Cruz: Avasalladores armados hieren de bala a trabajador de un predio en Guarayos
By Unitel: More than 50 armed men with shotguns, sticks, and firecrackers, all wearing masks, violently entered the property. They set fire to everything in their path The “land-takers” even set fire to forested areas, according to the complaint A new case of land seizure was reported in the municipality of Ascensión de Guarayos, in…
Tuto Quiroga warns BCB executives of prison if they don’t hand over 22 tons of gold | Tuto Quiroga advierte cárcel para ejecutivos del BCB si no entregan 22 toneladas de oro
By Erbol: CALLS TO UPHOLD THE LAW Jorge Tuto Quiroga shares an apthapi in the city of Satélite in El Alto this Saturday. Photo/Social networks Presidential candidate Jorge Tuto Quiroga warned this Saturday that he will initiate criminal proceedings against executives of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) if, on November 8—the date when the…
The Police Reform Bolivia Needs | El cambio policial que Bolivia necesita
Editorial, El Pais: Without an honest police force, no State can function and no citizen can trust it. The Bolivian Police has dragged for decades a problem that corrodes its very foundations: corruption. This is not just about a few “bad officers,” as is often claimed to minimize the issue. It is about a system…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 