By El Dia: For producers, the decrees do not address the short-term needs of the production sector, which requires adherence to agricultural cycles. The president of the Oilseeds and Wheat Producers Association (Anapo), Fernando Romero, stated this Friday that diesel imports for the private sector “are not working” because of the required dollars. “It is…
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Pressure and protests over the economic crisis grow, highlighting the urgency for a change in the model | Crece la presión y protestas por la crisis económica, ven que urge un cambio de modelo
By Yolanda Mamani Cayo, El Deber: Productive sectors and citizens in Santa Cruz, La Paz, and Oruro ended November with protests against the Government of Luis Arce, with cabildos returning and deadlines being set for the Executive to address the economic crisis. The economic crisis in Bolivia, stemming from fuel shortages and the absence of…
The end of the so-called “model” | El fin del mal llamado “modelo”
By German Huanca, Publico.bo: Bolivia is facing one of its worst economic crises in decades. The insistence on maintaining the MAS’s model, wrongly referred to as the “economic, social, community, and productive model,” established in 2006, has led the country to a crossroads: either persist with an exhausted extractivist economic system with significant state intervention,…
Police Evicted by 200 Land Invaders | Policía fue desalojada por 200 avasalladores
By El Deber: On Friday, a contingent of uniformed officers was sent but could not reverse the illegal occupation of the 6,000-hectare Santa Rita property. A group of land invaders seized the Santa Rita property yesterday, located in the Guarayos province of Santa Cruz. They expelled a police contingent that had arrived to secure the…
With the State Absent, Drug Trafficking Begins to Dominate Communities | Con Estado ausente, narcotráfico empieza a dominar comunidades
By ANF, El Diario: According to the Government and Opposition Following four drug trafficking cases and attacks on the anti-drug force reported in a single week, warnings emerge that internal conflicts within the MAS are diverting the authorities’ attention from the fight against drug trafficking After the recent events in Pucamayo and Santa Ana de…
Tarija Chaco Indigenous Declare Emergency Over Pilcomayo Pollution | Indígenas del Chaco en emergencia por contaminación del Pilcomayo
By Brujula Digital Indigenous Peoples of the Tarija Chaco Declare Emergency Over Mining Pollution in the Pilcomayo River They issued a manifesto calling on the authorities of the governments of Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay to address this issue. Representatives of the Indigenous Peoples of the Tarija Chaco Gathered for the Pilcomayo. Photo: Provided by the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 