Editorial, Página Siete: Not acknowledging the existence of a government that lasted a year in power is an absurdity of such magnitude that, if it were not for the consequences that this madness entails, it would only deserve a few minutes of astonishment and laughter. Although it seems taken from a fantasy book, the truth…
Tag: authoritarianism
Opaque leadership – Liderazgos opacos
Lupe Cajias, El Deber: A week ago I briefly summarized some examples of the willingness of Bolivian citizens, especially in urban spaces, to resist, fight and defeat initiatives that are authoritarian, arbitrary and/or with dictatorial overtones. The second part of this reflection is to relate this capacity for spontaneous organization, mostly peaceful and courageous, with…
Attacks on the citizen initiative – Ataques a la iniciativa ciudadana
Editorial, Página Siete: The citizen initiative to reform justice has begun to receive a series of attacks from the ruling party because it sees its control of the Judicial Branch threatened. Within this framework, the National Council of Ayllus and Markas of Qullasuyo (Conamaq) has rejected the initiative with the fallacious argument that it seeks…
The coca nostra | La coca nostra
Carlos Toranzo, Página Siete: A Brazilian inmate escapes twice from maximum security prisons in Bolivia, several Brazilians are murdered in Bolivia for settling scores for drug trafficking, many of them are from the Primer Comando Capital cartel. Every week the DEA in Paraguay captures small planes from Bolivia full of cocaine. Morales’s masista faction accuses…
Plebiscites abroad unified the voice of Bolivians – Cabildos en el exterior unificaron la voz de los bolivianos
Juan Carlos Fortun, El Deber: In 27 cities on four continents, they held rallies to validate the measures of the January 25 plebiscite Bolivian residents abroad made their voices heard to validate the determinations made at the national meeting on January 25. Thus, there were town halls and meetings last weekend in 27 cities in…
Internal struggles of the MAS between complaints and mutual threats | Pugnas internas del MAS entre denuncias y amenazas mutuas
El Diario: Leaderships are questioned Given the constant climate of conflict within the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), which in recent days has led to questions of its statutes and even statements that warn of threats of assassination, the opposition parliamentarians regretted that these disputes affect Government management, resembling the actions of the ruling party with…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 