By Carlos Corz, Vision 360: Payments for Blockades, 30% Salary Kickbacks, and Corruption Discovered in Productive Development Ministry Minister Oscar Mario Justiniano revealed that a specialized unit operates within the Ministry of Productive Development to detect irregularities. The Minister of Productive Development, Oscar Mario Justiniano, revealed irregularities that have been uncovered. Photo: Visión 360 Levies…
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Who is in charge in Bolivia | Quién manda en Bolivia
By Oscar Antezana, El Dia: I don’t understand. Or rather, wasn’t the public already suspicious for years—or even taking it for granted—that the Chapare was infiltrated by organizations linked to drug trafficking, including networks of different nationalities? Didn’t President Paz and at least some of the presidential candidates know in far greater detail the scale…
MAS: Narco-State Warning | Advertencia de narcoestado
By Milenio, Eju,tv: Study Warns That Bolivia Became a Hub for Drug Trafficking and Illicit Economies During MAS Governments A study by the Fundación Milenio argues that between 2006 and 2025 the country strengthened networks linked to drug trafficking, illegal mining, money laundering, and transnational crime amid state weakness and institutional corruption. Former presidents Evo…
From the “minister of skirts” to a criminal record – the truth about Evo’s Evas | Del «ministro de faldas» a prontuario penal – la verdad de las Evas de Evo
By Alejandro Brown, Eju.tv: While reviewing my files from the exile years, I stumbled upon a real gem that today makes more sense than ever. It was a publication from the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio from January 2007, about the book Un tal Evo by our compatriots Darwin Pinto and Roberto Navia. And honestly, reading it today is infuriating, because it shows…
Bolivia entre ruinas | Bolivia Among the Ruins
Editorial Pensamientos Bolivianos: Bolivia ya no enfrenta solo una crisis económica. Enfrenta algo más inquietante: un país donde la violencia, la impunidad y el crimen comienzan a sentirse normales. En apenas los últimos meses se han multiplicado asesinatos, ajustes de cuentas ligados al narcotráfico, sicariato, zonas tomadas por economías ilegales y una creciente sensación de…
Bolivia Is Not Held Back by a Lack of Work, but by a System That Lives Off Disorder | Bolivia no está frenada por falta de trabajo, sino por un sistema que vive del desorden
Editorial Pensamientos Bolivianos: Hay una escena demasiado común en Bolivia: un ciudadano entra a una oficina pública para resolver un trámite sencillo y termina atrapado entre sellos, formularios, fotocopias, observaciones, filas y ventanillas. Lo mandan a otra institución, luego a otra, luego a volver mañana. Cuando finalmente cree haber reunido todo, descubre que falta un…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 