By Visión 360: 21 elected legislators belong to parties different from the ones that nominated them In the case of the PDC, 4 are members of MAS, 3 of the FRI, and 2 of Morena. On the side of Alianza Libre, there are affiliates in the MTS, the PDC, MAS, Súmate, and ADN (one in…
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Producers are only asking for clear rules to invest, produce, and feed the country | Productores solo piden reglas claras para invertir, producir y alimentar al país
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Wálter Ruiz: “The Social Economic Function has only served for extortion” Ruiz, president of Fegasacruz At the meeting between producers and elected legislators from Santa Cruz, the president of Fegasacruz criticized agrarian regulations and demanded that the new Parliament pass laws that provide access to credit, allow biotechnology, and guarantee…
Four Elections, Billion-Boliviano Deficit | Cuatro elecciones y un déficit millonario
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Visión 360: TGN Spending Amid crisis and fiscal deficit, four elections in 15 months cost the country over one billion bolivianos In December 2024, judicial elections were held; this year, national elections and a runoff; and in March 2026, subnational elections. Economist Julio Linares considers judicial elections a pointless expense, and…
The populist trap of smuggled cars | La trampa populista de los autos chutos
Editorial El Deber: In election times, easy promises often become political currency. In the first round, one topic was recurrent among several candidates: the proposal to legalize the smuggled cars circulating on Bolivian roads. Though framed as economic relief for thousands of families, the measure hides serious risks that threaten the formal economy, legal certainty,…
Evo Morales is not the people | Evo Morales no es el pueblo
By Juan José Toro, Brújula Digital: True to a style we’ve gotten used to more than 20 years later, Evo Morales has used the high proportion of null votes in the August 17 elections to claim that this is a “triumph of the Bolivian people.” The statement would make sense were it not for a…
Freeing the dollar or distributing state resources | Liberar el dólar o repartir los recursos del Estado
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Strengths and weaknesses of Quiroga and Paz’s economic proposals analyzed The analysis was conducted by former Tierra Foundation director Gonzalo Colque, who points out that the Achilles’ heel of Paz and Lara is promising the impossible: spending more while collecting less, whereas Quiroga advocates for belt-tightening. Jorge Quiroga and…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 