Roxana Villa reports for El Deber: Chestnut crisis facing market saturation The markets for the Bolivian product [castaña] are closing, due to the import of nearly 6,000 tons of Brazilian almond. The sector calls for more regulation. Despite the $192 million dollars generated by the export of chestnut [bertholletia excelsa] in 2015, the northern Amazon…
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Rousseff open to idea of Brazil-Bolivia rail link
EFE REPORTS FOR FocNews Latino: Rousseff open to idea of Brazil-Bolivia rail link Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday after a meeting with Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales that her government is willing to study a project to build a railroad between the Atlantic coast of her country and Bolivia. “We decided to make a study…
Bolivian Ombudsman investigates situation of Bolivian migrants in Brazil
Pagina Siete reports: WITH A COMMISSION, VILLENA YESTERDAY WENT TO INTERVIEW MIGRANTS Bolivian Ombudsman investigates situation in Brazil The Ombudsman Rolando Villena, and a commission traveled yesterday for Brazil to investigate the situation of human rights of Bolivians who migrated to this country and also meet their demands and concerns. Villena and his team will…
History: Treaty about Bolivian and Brazilian ports
Severo Cruz writes in El Diario: Treaty on Bolivian – Brazilian ports Friendly countries, large and small, far and near, reiterated to Bolivia, the unconditional friendship, cooperation purposes and feelings of solidarity through bilateral agreements signed, timely, shortly after being marked its political independence. Attitudes that are duly registered in the annals of diplomatic history….
Banana producers are working on new markets in border cities with Brazil
Los Tiempos reports: PENDING A STUDY TO DETERMINE IF THE BOLIVIAN BANANA IS ELIGIBLE Banana producers are working on new markets in border cities with Brazil For over a month ago a private consultant manages the opening of new markets in four to five border cities in Brazil on behalf of the Union of Banana…
How Venezuela “invaded” Brazilian skies to send guns to Bolivia’s coca gov
It is undeniable that current president of Bolivia has sworn loyalty first to his condition as the leader of the coca-growers of the Chapare, thus the title of this post, so that the acolytes of this gov does not have ideas to come after me… ;) It is sad and upsetting to watch how the…
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