Editorial, El Diario: After more than fifty days of violent protest marches and brutal road blockades, a period of calm has finally arrived for most of the population affected by such pressure tactics. The city of La Paz has been particularly harmed, as it is frequently a center of social unrest due to its status…
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The Social Conflict Brought Out Atavistic Ideas About Origins and Rights | El conflicto social sacó a relucir atavismos sobre orígenes y derechos
By Juan José Toro, Brújula Digital: The road blockades and the narrative promoted by their instigators revived an anachronistic view of race and origin, disregarding more than 200 years of evolution in the concepts of nationality and naturalization. The decree of August 11, 1825 granted Bolivian nationality to those who fought at Junín and Ayacucho….
Cash Seized During Roadblock Operations | Incautan Dinero en Operativos de Desbloqueo
By Soledad Prado, El Deber: ROADBLOCK-CLEARING OPERATIONS Two People Arrested with Large Amounts of Unexplained Cash on the Cochabamba–Oruro Highway In addition to the money, one of the detainees was carrying a foreign passport, according to preliminary reports from the authorities. During roadblock-clearing operations carried out on the Cochabamba–Oruro highway, two individuals were arrested while…
What does the State of Exception mean in Bolivia? | ¿Qué significa el estado de excepción en Bolivia?
By El Deber: What can and cannot be done? This Saturday, June 20, President Rodrigo Paz declared a State of Exception throughout the country. The measure comes after 51 days of social unrest and 46 days of road blockades. At 1:30 a.m. this Saturday, the Government declared a State of Exception across the entire national…
Banana Crisis Deepens | Se agrava la crisis bananera
By Eju.tv: Banana Grower Reports Bs 500 Daily Fine for Not Attending Blockades and Reports Million-Dollar Losses in Chapare Road restrictions have already forced the disposal of more than 100,000 banana bunches, equivalent to about 80 truckloads, due to the inability to ship them to their main export market, Argentina. While the social conflict and…
New Social Contract | Nuevo contrato social
By El Dia: Faced with the collapse of the institutional order in Bolivia, some Bolivians will begin asking themselves: with whom is it worth signing the new social contract? An entrepreneur, for example, may rightly conclude that the taxes paid to the State—which are supposed to guarantee the production, transportation, and trade of goods—are being poorly spent,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 