Editorial, Página Siete: Although the government of Luis Arce is less strident than that of Evo Morales, both are very similar in the exercise of power. For example, if they do not have a two-thirds majority in the Legislative Assembly to elect high-ranking state officials, they issue decrees for their direct appointment. This mechanism was…
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
The return of narcopolitics | El retorno de la narcopolítica
Editorial, Los Tiempos: In the context of the internal struggle in the MAS, a strong dispute has begun that grows as the hours go by and exposes the alleged links between that party and drug trafficking. This internal political confrontation, whose contenders, within the government party, are the so-called “renovators,” who support President Luis Arce…
Dismissed for denouncing illegal gold exploitation | Destituida por denunciar explotación ilegal de oro
ANF, Página Siete: Santos Quispe dismisses the deputy governor who denounced illegal gold exploitation The former authority considered that her dismissal was due to her strong defense of natural reserves, in the face of mining depredation in the north of La Paz. “For denouncing illegal mining, they fired me,” said Genoveva Espinoza, who yesterday was…
Drug trafficking | Narcotráfico
Editorial, El Deber: Bolivia without drug trafficking, a march of all In the midst of a fairly cold ambient temperature due to winds from the south, Santa Cruz took to the streets on Tuesday night as it rarely does, with a shared cry to say no to drug trafficking, no to the crime that comes…
Bolivia’s corrupt system failed to stem femicide. Now, feminists are fighting back | El sistema corrupto de Bolivia no logró detener el feminicidio. Ahora, las feministas están contraatacando
Thomas Graham, The Guardian [Versión en español al final de este post, gracias]: The case of Richard Choque, a serial rapist and murderer, who was placed only under house arrest, prompted outrage El caso de Richard Choque, un violador y asesino en serie, que solo fue puesto bajo arresto domiciliario, provocó indignación In parts of…
To citizen Iván Lima: | Al ciudadano Iván Lima:
Juan Cristóbal Soruco, Página Siete: His first statement after being sworn in as Minister of Justice and Transparency, on November 9, 2020, gave me hope that there was at least one new authority that seemed to understand the message of the October elections of that year and that he was determined to lead a reconciliation…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 