Editorial, Correo del Sur: Fuel Trafficking The fuel shortage causing long lines at gas stations, particularly in Potosí, is driven by the illegal hoarding of fuel for resale in the northern part of the department. An indigenous authority has confirmed that the pack animals of the past have been replaced by illegal cars, known as…
Category: Social Unrest
Instability Hampers Economic Activity | Inestabilidad rezaga actividad económica
By El Diario: The country’s economic activity is being hindered by the climate of instability and social conflicts, directly affecting the national industry which has to contend with blockades and land seizures in the absence of proper regulatory enforcement. Bolivia has once again entered a wave of protests over various demands, including the shortage of…
Three Notes on the Crisis | Tres apuntes sobre la crisis
By Gregorio Lanza, El Deber: President Arce asserts that there is no structural economic crisis. He does this to conceal the downfall of the mixed community social model of which he imagines himself the creator. The entire structure of the model was based on gas revenues, 50% of which went directly to the Central Bank,…
Cyber Scammers | Los ciberestafadores
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Reports of cyber scams via social networks are becoming more frequent, but many of them do not reach the police offices due to bureaucracy, lack of knowledge, or because the victims believe it would be pointless to do so, among other reasons. The fact is that those dedicated to this crime have…
Difficult Times Require Wise Solutions | Días difíciles necesitan salidas sabias
Editorial, El Deber: The economic and political context in the country places Luis Arce’s government in a difficult position. The scarcity of dollars and the demand for normal fuel supply, which anticipate social unrest, are compounded by a strained political climate centered around the Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS) with its two factions embroiled in a…
International Community Does Not Trust the MAS Government | Comunidad internacional no confía en el gobierno del MAS
El Diario: Criticizing the statements of the president of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Armin Dorgathen, and his attempt to blame regulations for the fuel shortage in the country, Walthy Egüez, a deputy from the Creemos party, argued that the issue lies in the international community’s distrust of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) government. Therefore,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 