By Raúl Peñaranda, Brújula Digital: After weeks of encouraging protests and demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz, Evo Morales avoided making any public statement this Saturday as the road blockades began to collapse and the Government regained political momentum. Evo Morales en el Chapare/EFE Former President Evo Morales, one of the leaders who most…
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From the “minister of skirts” to a criminal record – the truth about Evo’s Evas | Del «ministro de faldas» a prontuario penal – la verdad de las Evas de Evo
By Alejandro Brown, Eju.tv: While reviewing my files from the exile years, I stumbled upon a real gem that today makes more sense than ever. It was a publication from the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio from January 2007, about the book Un tal Evo by our compatriots Darwin Pinto and Roberto Navia. And honestly, reading it today is infuriating, because it shows…
Chapare: An Illegal Enclave | Enclave ilegal
By Juan Jose Toro, Brujula Digital: Names are not what matter, but the facts. Caravans from two candidacies for the governorship of Cochabamba were attacked when they tried to enter Chimoré by people loyal to Evo Morales. This event, which is not new in the context of what occurs in the area, simply confirms that…
Election Fraud Aided Former Bolivian President, International Panel Concludes
Anatoly Kurmanaev reports for The New York Times: Charges of voting fraud that led to protests and the exile of President Evo Morales have been confirmed in a final report by the Organization of American States. An independent international audit of Bolivia’s disputed election concluded that former President Evo Morales’s officials resorted to lies, manipulation and forgery to…
Mexican ex-president calls Evo Morales “cheeky”
El Diario reports: For asking support for sustenance Mexican ex-president calls Evo Morales “cheeky” The former president of Bolivia, leaving Military Field 1, where he remained since his arrival in Mexico, requested cooperation for his livelihood Mexico.- Former President Vicente Fox described the former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, as a cheeky, after it became…
Bolivia deal for new elections offers chance of peace
Michael Stott, Latin America editor, reports for Financial Times: Bill annuls results of disputed vote last month in which exiled Evo Morales had claimed victory Jeanine Añez, Bolivian interim president, signs a law bill to hold new elections. The Bolivian Senate approved the day before the fresh parliamentary election, with former president Evo Morales ineligible…
