From democracy towards authoritarianism | De la democracia hacia el autoritarismo.

Carlos Valverde, El Deber: Totalitarians! That’s it. The government of Luis Alberto Arce Catacora has decided to cross the threshold or border from democracy towards authoritarianism. The brutality of the intercultural mob at the doors of the Assembly, to prevent opposition parliamentarians and media who were arriving at the building from entering to broadcast from…

Bolivia’s Socialist Rulers Mend Ties With Capitalists in a Nation on the Brink | Los líderes socialistas de Bolivia restablecen lazos con capitalistas en una nación al borde del abismo

Marcelo Rochabrun, Sergio Mendoza and Zijia Song, Bloomberg, Finance, Yahoo: (Bloomberg) — Bolivia’s socialist government is mending ties with business leaders it once snubbed as it grapples to prevent a dollar shortage from crashing the economy. Finance Ministry and other government officials met last week with representatives from sectors including finance, manufacturing, construction and pharmaceuticals,…