By William Herrera Áñez, El Dia: The infiltration of drug trafficking and corruption within the Bolivian police seem to have turned the “verde olivo” into a “threat” to society and the State itself. The way Captain Aldunate Meneses was killed resembles a typical drug cartel execution. What makes this case unique is that he was…
Category: Social Unrest
Bolivians Attribute the Current Economic Situation to Arce’s Mismanagement and the Failure of the MAS Model | Los bolivianos atribuyen la situación económica actual a la mala gestión de Arce y al fracaso del modelo del MAS
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Perception Survey A total of 63.9% of respondents blamed the country’s economic difficulties on President Luis Arce’s poor management, while 39.1% attributed it to the exhaustion or failure of the current economic model People see the rising prices of goods as a risk. Photo: ABI A survey conducted using…
The final phase of a populist economy | La fase terminal de una economía populista
By Yola Layme H, Eju.tv: Jaime Dunn: “We Are in the Final Phase of a Populist Economy” “One thing is clear: none of these measures will improve the country’s economy or the lives of Bolivians,” warned Dunn. Santa Cruz – Amid the severe economic crisis gripping the country—marked by a shortage of dollars, fuel scarcity,…
Francisco Marupa: A crime against a tireless defender of indigenous territory and the environment | Un crimen contra un defensor incansable del territorio indígena y del medioambiente
By Los Tiempos: More Than 80 Institutions Demand Justice for Marupa’s Murder Accused of Marupa’s Death Sent to Prison | APG Eighty organizations, institutions, and civil society networks, both national and international, demanded yesterday the clarification of the murder of indigenous leader and defender Francisco Marupa. They called for legal sanctions against both the “material…
“We Need Concrete Measures, Not Just Electoral Dreams” | “Necesitamos medidas concretas, no solo sueños electorales”
By Unitel, EJu.tv: President of Cainco to Pre-Candidates: “We Need Concrete Measures, Not Just Electoral Dreams” This Tuesday, Jean Pierre Antelo was re-elected as president of Cainco. He spoke about the “economic crisis” and urged pre-candidates to be realistic with their proposals. After being re-elected as president of the Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services, and Tourism…
Cadex: Soybean Export Ban is a “Coercive” Measure of the Government’s “Interventionist Model” | Veto a la exportación de soya es una medida “extorsiva” del “modelo intervencionista” del Gobierno
By Yerko Guevara, Unitel; Eju.tv: “There are always some kind of restrictions. Every time someone complains that a price is high, instead of verifying if it is being smuggled, they restrict exports,” criticized the president of Cadex. For Barriga, authorities should focus on providing solutions to attract more foreign currency from external markets. After the…
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