By Alfonso Gumucio Dagron, Brujula DIgital: The cowardice of Evo Morales is well known. In 2019, he sought help from the Mexican government to escape Bolivia immediately after swiftly ousting the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, nullifying the general elections, and resigning as president of Bolivia. He later declared it was a “coup”… A meticulous chronology suggests…
Category: Social Unrest
Declaration for Democracy | Declaración por la Democracia
By Juan Cristóbal Soruco, El Deber: It seems that the country is dangerously close to the edge, pushed harder in recent weeks by the determination of officials from the Judicial Branch and the Constitutional Court to prevent judicial elections and the invasion of Plaza Murillo by the former general commander of the Army. These events…
Indirect Murders | Asesinatos indirectos
By Juan José Toro Montoya, Vision 360: Nowadays, the weapons are the laws, and the executors of the crimes are the judges and prosecutors. Speculation? No. In the tumultuous history of Bolivia, political assassination has been a constant. From the mutiny of April 18, 1828, when Sucre was attempted to be assassinated, and the horrendous…
Cry for change | Clamor por un cambio
By Humberto Vacaflor, Los Tiempos: General Juan José Zúñiga said it clumsily, but Vice Minister Raúl Mayta says very clearly: what happened in 2006 was “bread for the day and hunger for tomorrow,” and all Bolivians hope that this new version of the MAS will accept its failure and change your “model.” Well, tomorrow has…
Bolivia’s deep energy crisis | La profunda crisis energética de Bolivia
By Álvaro Ríos, Brujula Digital: We are only seeing the tip of the iceberg regarding the deep energy crisis in which Bolivia is immersed. I have called it “the Bolivian energy black hole.” A black hole is a finite region of space described in Einstein’s equations, the interior of which has a concentration of mass…
Interdicts to govern due to manifest incapacity | Interdictos para gobernar por manifiesta incapacidad
By Karen Longaric, El Deber: Legally, the condition of interdict is defined as “the state of a person who has been judicially declared incapable of exercising certain rights, either by reason of a crime or for another cause provided for by law. This civil phrase is also used to indicate the suspension of office or…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 