By Yolanda Mamani, El Deber: Lupo’s future remains uncertain as president says split will not affect legislative support Businessman and National Unity (UN) leader Samuel Doria Medina formally ended his alliance with President Rodrigo Paz on Wednesday, bringing to a close an eight-month partnership that had included legislative backing, advisory support and the appointment of allies to positions within…
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After the Blockade: Cynicism, Catastrophe, and Weary Reason | Después del bloqueo: cinismo, catástrofe y la razón cansada
By Fernando Untoja, Brujula Digital: There comes a moment when societies stop believing in political narratives but continue repeating them. That moment is cynicism. It is not the classic lie in which someone hides the truth, but something more serious: everyone knows the reality, everyone perceives the damage, yet they act as if nothing has…
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) 