By Omar Escobar, Erbol: TESTIMONIES Calls, secret meetings, influence-peddling and favors: the plot behind the “consortium” case A minister, magistrates, court panel members, judges and prosecutors are mentioned in the “consortium” case, a scheme that, before exploding into public view, followed a path of calls, pressure, private meetings and unwritten agreements, according to statements accessed…
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Fuel Bribe Network Exposed | Red de coimas en combustibles al descubierto
By Erbol: TRUTH COMMISSION They uncover an institutional structure of extortion and bribes in the fuel sector ANH officials carry out fuel-loading inspections. Photo: ANH The Vice Minister of Transparency, Yamil García, reported that the Hydrocarbons Truth Commission managed to uncover the existence of an institutional structure of “extortion” linked to the fuel sector. According…
Bolivia’s Gold Bill Comes Due | La factura del oro de Bolivia
By Brujula Digital: BCB: $921 million needed to cover advance gold sale carried out under Arce’s administration “We have been left with that inheritance that all Bolivians will have to pay for in this 2026 term,” explained the president of the BCB. The president of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), David Espinoza, speaks to…
Bolivia Was Impoverished by the Capture of the State | Bolivia fue empobrecida por la captura del Estado
By El Diario: Following the agreement reached by the Government and the leadership of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB), financial analyst and former presidential pre-candidate Jaime Dunn highlighted that the decision to withdraw fuel subsidies was maintained as a necessary measure; however, he questioned that the mobilized sectors are not defending an economic argument, but…
TSJ Orders Unrestricted Freedom for Former President Jeanine Áñez | TSJ dispone la libertad irrestricta de la expresidenta Jeanine Áñez
By Boris Bueno, Eju.tv: The high court made that ruling, but the real scope of the measure remains unknown. The Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) ordered on Wednesday the immediate release of former president Jeanine Áñez, after more than four years of preventive detention for various cases related to her transitional administration in 2019. The…
Corruption in the MAS Era | Corrupción en la era del MAS
By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: The Captive Ethos The word ethos comes from Greek and means “character,” “custom,” or “way of being.” In philosophy and ethics, it refers to the set of values, beliefs, attitudes, and norms that characterize a person, group, or society. It is like the “spirit” or “moral personality” that guides collective behavior. This…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 