H.C.F. Mansilla, Los Tiempos: This slogan, chanted in a modest public demonstration on October 25, 2023 by urban youth groups, represents one of the few testimonies of sociopolitical rationality that has been heard in recent times. The expression refers equally to traditional peasant groups and modern private entrepreneurs as those responsible for forest fires. Irrationality—the…
Would Petrobras risk to invest with the masismo? | ¿Se arriesgaría Petrobras a invertir con el masismo?
Reuters: Brazil’s Petrobras says no deal for fertilizer plant in Bolivia SAO PAULO, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said on Thursday it has not reached any deal with Bolivia’s YPFB on potentially building a new fertilizer plant in the neighboring country. The statement in a securities filing comes a day…
Who defends Bolivia? | ¿Quién defiende a Bolivia?
Editorial, El Deber: Several million inhabitants are literally suffocated by the smoke that invades the country. The fire spreads in five departments and Bolivia occupies second place with the highest number of heat sources, just as it is on the podium for poor quality air to breathe. It is the worst moment in history in…
Blazes and drought | Incendios y sequía
Editorial, Los Tiempos: In the last four years, forest fires devastated more than 18.6 million hectares. The good news is that so far in 2023 the fire has destroyed a smaller area than those devastated in the last four years (one million hectares versus 5.7 million in 2019). The bad news is that forest fires…
Masistas and the diplomacy of the absurd | Masistas y la diplomacia del absurdo
Editorial, El Deber: Bolivia and its absent diplomacy Bolivia, by mandate of its own Constitution, declares itself as a pacifist State that advocates the peaceful resolution of controversies. Furthermore, ideally it is an example to the international community for having granted pacts, conventions and treaties on human rights a supraconstitutional rank. Naturally, to achieve the…
¿Qué hacer contra este humo? | What to do against this smoke?
En una situación en la que una ciudad está inundada de humo debido a incendios incontrolados, es esencial priorizar su salud respiratoria. Aquí hay algunas recomendaciones: Es importante priorizar su salud en estas situaciones. Si tiene afecciones respiratorias preexistentes como el asma o la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC), o si experimenta síntomas como tos,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 