Lupe Cajias, El Deber: A week ago I briefly summarized some examples of the willingness of Bolivian citizens, especially in urban spaces, to resist, fight and defeat initiatives that are authoritarian, arbitrary and/or with dictatorial overtones. The second part of this reflection is to relate this capacity for spontaneous organization, mostly peaceful and courageous, with…
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Gold Law is a blank check to squander reserves | Ley del Oro es un cheque en blanco para dilapidar reservas
El Diario: Diputado Carlos Alarcón (CC) CREDITOS / RRSS Alert for international reserves The deputy for the Comunidad Ciudadana (CC), Carlos Alarcón, warned that the government of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) intends to approve regulations that evade the control of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly (ALP) in international operations related to the purchase and sale…
Internal struggles of the MAS between complaints and mutual threats | Pugnas internas del MAS entre denuncias y amenazas mutuas
El Diario: Leaderships are questioned Given the constant climate of conflict within the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), which in recent days has led to questions of its statutes and even statements that warn of threats of assassination, the opposition parliamentarians regretted that these disputes affect Government management, resembling the actions of the ruling party with…
MASista legacy – 101 – Legado MASista
Antonio Saravia, Página Siete: Aimlessly The country has lost its way. No one who honestly looks at the health of our democracy or our economy can say that “we are doing well” and that a promising future awaits us. And we didn’t actually lose it, we let it be stolen from us. The MAS has…
Bolivia Farm Region Blocks Borders, Grain Transport as Protests Lead to Clashes | Región agrícola boliviana bloquea fronteras y transporte de granos mientras protestas conducen a enfrentamientos
Riot police officers clash with demonstrators as protests following the arrest of Santa Cruz governor and right-wing opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho over an alleged coup in 2019 continue in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, January 2, 2023. | Agentes de la policía antidisturbios chocan con los manifestantes mientras continúan las protestas tras el…
Gas emergency | Urgencia de gas
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: The oil companies advise the government to correct the rules that apply in that industry if it wants to replace the reserves that have been exploited restlessly since 2006, until they are exhausted. The government has responded, through YPFB, that it now intends to make “the largest investment in history” in…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 