By Erbol: TRUTH COMMISSION They uncover an institutional structure of extortion and bribes in the fuel sector ANH officials carry out fuel-loading inspections. Photo: ANH The Vice Minister of Transparency, Yamil García, reported that the Hydrocarbons Truth Commission managed to uncover the existence of an institutional structure of “extortion” linked to the fuel sector. According…
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Bolivia’s Gold Bill Comes Due | La factura del oro de Bolivia
By Brujula Digital: BCB: $921 million needed to cover advance gold sale carried out under Arce’s administration “We have been left with that inheritance that all Bolivians will have to pay for in this 2026 term,” explained the president of the BCB. The president of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), David Espinoza, speaks to…
Judges Under Fire in Santa Cruz | Jueces bajo la lupa en Santa Cruz
By Guider Arancibia, El Deber: There Are 35 Judges Targeted by the Council for Dismissal for Very Serious Misconduct This Is How People Go to Court Every Day Santa Cruz has 250 judges, and 35 are to be replaced for serious misconduct. Prosecutors accuse a judge of handling virtual precautionary hearings in a dubious way…
Dismantling corruption entrenched in the State will not be an easy task | No será tarea sencilla desmontar corrupción incrustada en el Estado
By El Diario: Mafias and lodges willing to do anything Stating that the murder of the departmental coordinator of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) in Tarija is more than an issue with political overtones and instead one of security, Deputy Lissa Claros Lora of the Libre alliance said this death reveals the existence of criminal…
Low Productivity Traps Bolivia | Bolivia atrapada en la baja productividad
By El Diario: Bolivia continues to rank among the least productive and competitive economies in Latin America, a situation that helps explain its weak economic growth, shortage of formal jobs, and limited improvement in household incomes. This lag is neither recent nor temporary, but the result of structural problems that have accumulated over time and…
Prosecutor’s Office Admits Complaint Against Evo | La Fiscalía admite denuncia contra Evo
By Carlos Quisbert, El Deber: Prosecutor’s Office Admits Complaint Against Evo and 11 Accomplices for Trafficking of Noemí in 2015 Former Sepdavi director Marcelo Alcázar pointed to the former manager of BoA, a current official of the Foreign Ministry, and another from Mi Teleférico as part of a “criminal organization” that, between 2015 and 2020,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 