By Mauricio Quiroz Terán, El Deber; Eju.tv: With a one-year delay, over 7.3 million voters across the country have been authorized to elect 26 senior authorities of the Judicial Branch The third judicial election in Bolivia’s history will take place with a one-year delay and will be partial. Not all high-ranking authorities of the Judicial Branch…
Category: Social Unrest
Null for Nothing at All | Nulo para nada
By Alfonso Gumucio, Brujula Digital: We have a weak and contaminated Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). The questioned electoral roll hasn’t been reviewed for years. There will be no poll watchers, no TREP, no voting in some departments, no social oversight, no photos of tally sheets at the end of the day, and no possibility of…
Probable imminent collapse of air connectivity | Probable colapso inminente de la conectividad aérea
By Daniel Salazar Castellanos, Bloomberg Linea; Eju.tv: Bolivia could face an “imminent collapse of air connectivity”; understand why Amid the dollar shortage Bolivia has been facing for months, the Andean country faces other significant challenges, such as the high cost of fuel (US$3.75 per gallon) and “the lack of adequate bilateral agreements,” according to ALTA…
Manipulation of the Judicial System | Manipulación del Sistema Judicial
By ERBOL, El Dia: Justice Tailored to Fit: The Manipulation of the Judicial System in Bolivia The Bolivian judicial system is facing a structural crisis marked by corruption, politicization, and a lack of independence. Illustration image. Photo: Internet. The severe crisis of the Bolivian judicial system The Bolivian judicial system faces a structural crisis that…
What happened, Mr. President? | ¿Qué le pasó Presidente?
By Manfredo Kempff Suárez, Eju.tv: We would have preferred to write about the hasty escape of the cruel Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad from Damascus to Russia after 24 years of dictatorship, following 30 years of his father’s rule. But the events in Bolivia keep one anchored to the country. Writing about the terrible war involving…
Northern Integrated Rice Farmers ratify a 24-hour strike in rejection of government intervention | Arroceros del Norte Integrado ratifican paro de 24 horas en rechazo a intervención del Gobierno
By Ariel Melgar Cabrera, Soledad Prado, El Deber: The work stoppage will begin at midnight this Wednesday. The measure taken by the rice mills was decided on Tuesday during a meeting of Ingenor members. The Association of Rice Mills of the Northern Integrated Region (Ingenor) in Santa Cruz ratified a 24-hour work stoppage on Tuesday night…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 