By Antonio Villegas, Eju.tv: Government declares “energy emergency,” removes diesel from the list of controlled substances, and authorizes free importation and sale of fuels In the first article, the purpose of the regulation is established as “to establish and adopt exceptional measures aimed at guaranteeing the supply of fuels and energy; to reactivate production, with…
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Blockades Bleed Bolivia | Los bloqueos desangran a Bolivia
By Eju.tv: Road blockades generate daily losses of up to US$60 million and put investments at risk, industrialists warn The president of the National Chamber of Industries (CNI), Gonzalo Morales, also warned that the productive and logistics chain of industries is being affected, as well as the cold chain for food and medicines. Amid the…
Brief Yearbook of the Energy Sector | Balance anual del sector energético boliviano
By Francesco Zaratti: The analysis of Bolivia’s energy sector in 2025 distinguishes two periods, with the government change as the dividing line: (1) from January to October, and (2) November and December. Before Supreme Decree (DS) 5503, we suffered from the fuel supply crisis and the effects of the erratic policy applied over the last…
Millionaire Fuel Smuggling Exposed | Desvío Millonario de Combustibles al Descubierto
By Raúl Dominguez, El Deber: The Million-Dollar Fuel Diversion: Government Estimates Illegal Business at Up to US$3 Million a Day “Two or three million dollars a day are capable of corrupting everything in their path,” said Hydrocarbons Minister Mauricio Medinaceli, when referring to the power wielded by smugglers. The fuel diversion scheme uncovered by the…
Fuel Reality Check | Sinceramiento de combustibles
By Francesco Zaratti: Notes on Supreme Decree 5503 of 12/17/25 I wish to share some personal notes on Supreme Decree 5503, a long-awaited and inevitable regulation. What will happen? The challenge for the government is to contain the inevitable sectoral protests (transport operators, gas stations, trade associations in general) and to control inflation and speculation. May…
Freeing fuel prices was an “inevitable” measure | Liberar precio de carburantes era una medida “inevitable”
By El Diario: To break free from the economic fantasy Following the government’s decision to lift fuel subsidies, along with issuing a series of measures to confront the crisis and stabilize the economy, financial advisor and former presidential pre-candidate Jaime Dunn said the move was “inevitable” and a decision that had been avoided for years….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 