By Francesco Zaratti: La Paz, 06/10/2026. This edition is aimed specifically at our international subscribers seeking to understand the crisis unfolding in Bolivia. La Paz, the seat of government, has been held hostage for 40 days by a protest movement that has crossed the line into violence and ruthlessness. It all began with a general strike…
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
Lauca Ñ Fuels Blockades | Lauca Ñ alimenta los bloqueos
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Social Conflict While Argollo tries to distance himself from Morales and the road blockades, logistical and financial support continues to arrive from Lauca Ñ Despite efforts by the top leader of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB), Mario Argollo, to portray the road blockades as being sustained solely by the resources…
After 41 days of conflict, how much have road blockades affected the population? | 41 días de conflicto: ¿Cuánto se ha afectado a la población con los bloqueos?
By Lourdes Molina, El Deber: The country has recorded 41 days of unrest and more than a month of road blockades in different departments, led by groups aligned with the Central Obrera Boliviana and the Evo Morales movement. José Gabriel Espinoza, Minister of Economy, reported that the damage caused by the 41 days of conflict…
Drug trafficking linked to the protests | Narcotráfico vinculado a las protestas
By LHP, Eju.tv: Carlos Toranzo points to drug trafficking as a financier of the blockades and mobilizations The analyst stated that behind the mobilizations there are structures that benefit from illegal economies and from privileges accumulated over two decades. He maintains that part of the blockaders act due to economic pressure or fear of reprisals…
Evo Morales Has Surpassed Us | Evo Morales nos ha sobrepasado
Editorial, El Dia: It is surprising that, after nearly two decades in power, there are still people who describe Evo Morales merely as a union leader or as the protagonist of a conventional political administration. Even more surprising is that many continue to interpret Bolivia’s current events as simple social conflicts disconnected from his legacy….
Chapare Defies the State | El Chapare Desafía al Estado
By Baldwin Montero, Vision 360: Tension Focuses on the Chapare: Government Points to a Narcoterrorist Movement and Coca Growers Announce Civil Disobedience “The Tropics region will organize itself, we will defend ourselves, we have no other choice. If the government truly wants to subdue us, it will have to kill the more than 250,000 members…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 