By Carlos Quisbert, El Deber: Prosecutor’s Office Admits Complaint Against Evo and 11 Accomplices for Trafficking of Noemí in 2015 Former Sepdavi director Marcelo Alcázar pointed to the former manager of BoA, a current official of the Foreign Ministry, and another from Mi Teleférico as part of a “criminal organization” that, between 2015 and 2020,…
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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…
Putting the House in Order | La casa en orden
By El Diario: For the country to start moving forward after the two infamous decades of MAS rule, the house must be put in order, President Rodrigo Paz repeats in the early hours of 2026. The goblins must be expelled, the ghosts, everything left behind by the party of the cocalero Morales after taking everything…
Governing from Afar | Gobernar a Distancia
By Erbol: TO GOVERN FROM A DISTANCE Controversy over Decree 5515: between allegations of unconstitutionality and arguments of governability Paz and Lara are in conflict less than two months after taking office. Is it to sustain governability, or is it an authoritarian turn? A new debate has emerged in Bolivia’s political arena due to Supreme…
Remote Rule, Tighter Reins | Gobierno remoto, riendas más cortas
By Erbol: REFORM OF FUNCTIONS Decree enables Paz to govern through technological means when traveling abroad and cuts back Lara’s margin of action The leaders are now politically distanced. Photo: VEP. The Government published Supreme Decree 5515, through which it modifies the operating structure of the Executive Branch and provides that the President may govern…
Bolivia 2026: Reforms Underway | Reformas en marcha
By Álvaro Rosales, Unitel: Bolivia welcomes 2026 with the challenge of consolidating economic reforms With the implementation of Decree 5503, the Government envisages reducing spending and the fiscal deficit, introducing changes in strategic sectors, and putting into operation a 50/50 revenue-sharing regime. File photo Bolivia begins the year 2026 with the challenge of consolidating the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 