By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: The rise of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) and the arrival of Evo Morales to the presidency in 2006 marked a historic rupture for Bolivia. For broad sectors of society, particularly Indigenous ones, this change represented much more than a political alternation: it was seen as the correction of historic injustices and…
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Let’s Vote So the Assembly Doesn’t Overthrow the Next Government | Votemos para que la Asamblea no tumbe al próximo gobierno
By Walter Guevara, Eju.tv: Populist power is on the ropes. Its only hope is to bring down the next government. Evo Morales is counting on the harsh economic measures the next president will have to take to cost him the support he won the election with. He wants to make him fall so that new…
The Secret Pact Between Tuto and Samuel | El pacto secreto de Tuto y Samuel
By Ronald MacLean, El Día: In July 1997, Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, the elected vice president alongside Hugo Banzer Suárez, and Samuel Doria Medina, who had run for vice president with Jaime Paz Zamora, traveled to Washington, DC. Their mission: to negotiate the acceptance of the MIR’s incorporation into the new Bolivian government. Tuto brought with…
Candidates in the Media: Debates Become a Breeding Ground for Disinformation | Candidatos en los medios: los debates fueron el caldo de cultivo para la desinformación
By Visión 360: 2025 Elections In the third week of July, disinformation focused on televised electoral debates, which media outlets had opened as part of their coverage. Misleading accounts took advantage of these spaces to spread false and deceptive content about candidates. Bolivia Verifica The media opened more space for electoral coverage through debates that…
FELCN finds and incinerates 63 nurseries with 14.5 tons of marijuana near Llallagua | FELCN encuentra e incinera 63 viveros con 14,5 toneladas de marihuana cerca de Llallagua
By Erbol: INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE TIES TO CHAPARE One of the nurseries found in Lagunillas. Photo: Ministry of Government A total of 63 marijuana nurseries, amounting to 14.5 tons, were found and subsequently incinerated in the locality of Lagunillas, located 25 kilometers from the municipality of Llallagua, Potosí, reported the Minister of Government, Roberto Ríos. During…
Are there seven differences between Tuto and Dunn? | ¿Hay siete diferencias entre Tuto y Dunn?
By Elmira Lindo, El Pais: With similar biographies and almost identical proposals, the nuances may sway the more liberal militants toward one or the other, but it prevents them from broadening their reach Tuto Quiroga is very liberal, and Jaime Dunn is also very liberal. Both promise to imprison Evo Morales in record time, disregarding…
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