Antonio Saravia, El Deber: My article from two weeks ago, which argued for the need to eliminate social welfare benefits, has sparked several reactions and a couple of interesting articles. Enrique Velazco and Roberto Laserna have joined the debate, expressing their opinions in separate columns that appeared in Brújula Digital. Let me start by summarizing…
Tag: corruption in public office
Edgar Villegas: “I am a political target” OAS concluded “deliberate manipulation” | “Soy un perseguido político” OEA concluyó “manipulación dolosa”
Brujula Digital: Edgar Villegas, who uncovered electoral fraud in 2019: “I am a political target” and the OAS concluded that there was “deliberate manipulation” Eng. Edgar Villegas, at a press conference. Photo:APLP Edgar Villegas, who uncovered electoral fraud in 2019, said on Monday, “I am a political target,” recalling that an audit by the Organization…
The imputation to a democracy hero | La imputación a un héroe de la democracia
Editorial, El Deber: Systems engineer Édgar Villegas has been charged with public instigation to commit crimes. Such a serious accusation comes from a deputy, Renán Cabezas, from the Evista bloc of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), who also demands that the professional be detained in the maximum-security prison of Chonchocoro. More than four years after…
Ignominious End of a Despot | Final ignominioso de un despota
Lupe Cajias, Los Tiempos: The Trumpeter Who Returned to Dust The biography of Evo Morales Ayma (Orinoca-Oruro Canton, 1959) is recounted in the most mythological ways. Iván Canelas, one of his biographers and former minister, claimed that Evo followed the path of Jesus; in the manger of Plaza Murillo, they placed a big-headed baby as…
Bolivian fraternity has vanished | La fraternidad boliviana se ha esfumado
Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Brujula Digital: (Dis-united) Census and Social Decapitalization The customary ‘Census 2022’ took place two years later, and nobody knows for certain the reason behind the forced delay. But as it’s said about statistics – much like with bikinis – they show a lot, but not the most important. The Census 2024 will not…
Census during Morales’ administration was “useless” | Censo durante gestión de Morales fue “inservible”
El Diario: Quiroga asserts that the Census during Morales’ administration was “useless” There is a perception of Morales’ responsibility for the 2012 Census, a measurement lacking final results. Following the criticisms made by Evo Morales regarding the organization and budget allocated for the execution of the National Population and Housing Census 2024, former President Jorge…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 