Bolivian justice update… sad reality under current ochlocracy?

A Bolivian justice update, from El Dia: They denounced Apprehend, two prosecutors for extortion in El Alto The prosecutor for the department of La Paz, Patricia Santos, reported yesterday that an assistant and two prosecutors in the city of El Alto are detained in police cells, to be involved, along with two other people outside…

Don’t Be Fooled by Bolivia’s Latest Judicial “Reform”

Roberto Ortiz writes in PanAm Post: Don’t Be Fooled by Bolivia’s Latest Judicial “Reform” Referendum a Smokescreen for Evo Morales’ Indefinite-Power Scheme In October 2011, Bolivia, for the first time in its history, elected judicial officials. But there was a catch: those who ran were selected by the government, with all notions of meritocracy left…

Bolivia is considered a hybrid-regime country

  . Which countries in Latin America are the most and least democratic? by Constanza Hola Chamy BBC World [excerpts follow] Latin America “is unable to progress in democratization” and only two countries in the region -Uruguay and Costa Rica qualify as “full democracies” according to a report from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EUI) conducted…