By ANA Bolivia: “No effective control halts the flow of the mineral that enriches mafia networks while displacing communities, corrupting authorities, and replacing state power with de facto structures,” says Jaime Cuellar. La Paz, May 11 (ANA).- Bolivia is on the verge of a silent territorial takeover, fueled not only by illegal gold but by…
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History Doesn’t Repeat Itself | La historia no se repite
By Sayuri Loza, Brujula Digital: A few days ago, in light of the Bicentennial, I was invited to give talks about what Bolivia was like at its birth… we were born more or less as we are now, with our main product—silver—in marked decline, a phenomenon that had already been felt since the mid-18th century….
Auction of Acronyms | Subasta de siglas
By Alfonso Gumucio Dagron, Brujula Digital: For more than a year now, ink has been spilled over the general elections scheduled for August 17, 2025, while I’ve tried to bite my tongue until the end, certain that this is a country of surprises: every week—and sometimes every day—there’s a new one, usually unpleasant and discouraging….
Cainco: “The economic model is exhausted and the State is suffocating the private sector” | “El modelo económico está agotado y el Estado asfixia al sector privado”
By Ernesto Estremadoiro Flores, El Deber: TENSION Jean Pierre Antelo, President of Cainco / Photo: Ricardo Montero The president of the Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services and Tourism of Santa Cruz (Cainco), Jean Pierre Antelo, warned that the current government policies are deepening the economic crisis and putting productivity, employment, and the basic food basket…
Crisis clouds May 1st: more inflation, less employment | Crisis opaca el 1 de mayo, hay más inflación y menos empleo
By Leonel Suárez, El Pais: While official events are being prepared in Tarija to highlight the historical struggle of the working class, the economic backdrop is clear. The College of Economists confirms the loss of purchasing power The crisis has increased informal employment in the country This May 1st, Bolivia commemorates International Workers’ Day in…
Bolivia at a Crossroads: Paradigmatic Exhaustion and the Urgent Need for Renewal | Bolivia en la encrucijada: agotamiento paradigmático y urgencia de renovación
By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: The current electoral scenario goes beyond the mere impression of a disordered party system or the classic factional struggle for power. What we are witnessing is a much more complex phenomenon: the collapse of the architecture of political representation and participation that, despite its historical limitations, had provided a minimum…
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