Editorial, El Deber: In the complex political landscape of Bolivia, the figure of former president Evo Morales has become a prominent protagonist and opponent, since his former Minister of Economy Luis Arce assumed the Presidency. The recent decision of the Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) to annul the indefinite presidential re-election has marked a milestone, leaving…
Category: Crime and Violence
The perfect coexistence of power and drug trafficking | La coexistencia perfecta del poder y el narcotráfico
Carlos Valverde, El Deber: Things by their name; afterwards is too late “Today we entered a place in the Tropics of Cochabamba where the anti-narcotics police forces could not carry out their work for more than 16 years!” wrote the Min. Gov. in his social networks. He forgot the detail that he could have shown…
Bolivian economy will be the only one in crisis in South America | Economía boliviana será la única en crisis en Sudamérica
El Diario: International organizations observe a complex picture of the Bolivian economy, with the reduction of reserves, a high country risk and low foreign investment. In this framework, economists maintain that Bolivia will be among the economies in crisis in South America, if its model does not change. The economist and former authority of the…
Masismo (MAS) = Drug trafficking in a failed state | Narcotráfico en un estado fallido
Yolanda Mamani Cayo, El Deber: They see 6 weaknesses that make Bolivia “fertile territory” for a crisis like that of Ecuador Drug trafficking activity is identified as the main point and around which other crimes are unleashed and have penetrated the spheres of power, according to the analysis of experts. The Government denies it, but…
Fear of Santa Cruz | Miedo a Santa Cruz
Editorial, El Dia: The central government has always been afraid of Santa Cruz, much more than the neighboring countries that have usurped extensive territories from the country and have fought it in bloody wars. Watches over it better than anyone, with police and military who neglect the borders, who let the drug traffickers work as…
Worst impossible? | ¿Peor imposible?
Editorial. El Deber: The first week of 2024 has passed. Even in adverse situations, the arrival of a new year helped renew faith and hope to improve what was done in the previous 12 months. But this time it was different; In just six days the most fervent wishes were shattered because Bolivia is experiencing…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 