Bolivian gov recognizes it is hard to stop mining encroachments…

ANF reports in El Deber: See problems to stop the occupations of mines Deputy Minister of Mining Policy, Eugenio Mendoza, acknowledged yesterday that the decree that is being developed to curb the encroachment of mines will not solve the problem in its entirety, but said that the Jurisdictional Mining (AJAM) Authority shall manage and reverse…

Bolivian mining conundrum…

Ivan Arias writes in Pagina Siete: Cooperatives: stop lying The mining conflict has evidenced once again (as it did with the issue of TIPNIS), the contradiction between the principles of the Constitution of the State (CPE) and real life. In this case, while we have a statist CPE and, supposedly, oriented to socialism, it collides…

Why do Bolivians struggle so much with a mining law? with this gov?!

The Bolivian government sucks, as best expressed by Humberto Vacaflor: they can not apply the mining law in the highlands, they can not open a UMOPAR headquarters in Yapacani, they can not drive away the encroachers in Santa Cruz, they can not prevent the entry of contraband or off drugs, they can not control the “deals”…

Ruling Bolivia Ochlocracy and the incompetence of the multilateral donors!

I couldn’t agree more with Humberto Vacaflor, he writes in Siglo 21: HOW INTERNATIONAL BUREAUCRATS DO NOT SEE ATTACKS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IN BOLIVIA. Assaults with applause A procession of international personalities has passed by Bolivia in the past two months, convened by the Government, to have them repeat praise to economic policy. Agriculture producers:…