By Unitel Digital: President of Cainco Criticizes Government Strategy of “Redirecting Exports as a Simple Change of Direction” In response to the 10% tariff imposed by the U.S. on Bolivia, the Minister of Economy spoke about replacing that market, a proposal that was questioned by the business leader given the current challenges facing Bolivian exports….
Category: Social Unrest
Bolivia is Heading Toward Food Imports | Bolivia se encamina a la importación de alimentos
By El Diario: Agricultural Producers Warn Due to the impact of climate-related issues, public policies, and an economic situation marked by a shortage of dollars and fuel supply failures, the vice president of the Eastern Agricultural Chamber (CAO), Yamil Nacif, stated that if urgent measures are not taken, Bolivia is on a path toward food…
ELECTIONS AND THE CULTURAL BATTLE | LAS ELECCIONES Y LA BATALLA CULTURAL
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: In recent days, the editorial notes of the digital newspaper El Día reflect with disillusionment on the population’s preferences for Bolivia’s next president. I believe that the majority of the population, including many friends, also feel frustrated and don’t know what to do. There are things to do—many, in fact. We…
Freud in the Casa del Pueblo | Freud en la Casa del Pueblo
By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: An interview with a high-ranking official from YPFB, directly responsible for the supply of gasoline and diesel in the country, allowed us to witness an unprecedented event. While the interviewer showed him the immense lines of cars and all kinds of vehicles, pump after pump, the official insistently maintained that…
National Emergency Amid Total Crisis | Emergencia nacional ante una crisis total
Editorial, El Diario: The Bolivian people are not only victims of a severe economic crisis—caused by the lack of U.S. dollars for essential imports, the abrupt rise in food prices, agricultural product shortages, inflation, and a wave of protests and strikes by trade organizations—but also face an alarming increase in traffic accidents on the country’s…
The MAS Vote Exists | El voto del MAS existe
By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: Many opposition candidates act as if the MAS were dead. They believe that society never wants to see another MAS candidate again. They assume that, given the depth of the crisis, the majority of the population rejects candidates from that political sector. They argue that the MAS’s poor governance…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 