By Alvaro Rios, Brujula Digital: Bolivia’s energy supply security is entrusted to YPFB. Below is a brief explanation. In its hands lies the responsibility of negotiating hydrocarbon exploration and production contracts, and it owns areas with potential throughout the country. It operates several hydrocarbon fields across the national territory. It is the absolute owner of…
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Big Mouth, Big Consequences | Boca Grande, Grandes Consecuencias
By Erbol: Jerjes Justiniano says there are grounds to prosecute Vice President Lara The lawyer and former politician, Jerjes Justiniano Talavera. Lawyer and former politician Jerjes Justiniano stated that there are grounds to initiate a trial of responsibilities against Vice President Edmand Lara for alleged breach of duties. He maintained that Lara would not be…
Gigantic debt left to the country by MAS rule | Deuda gigantesca dejó el masismo al país
Editorial, El Diario: It is astonishing that, after twenty years of MAS governments, headed by Evo Morales and Luis Arce Catacora, the country ended up with a debt of a little more than 14 billion dollars in external debt as of December 31, 2025, that is, an increase of 786 million compared to the 2024…
Dollars to Stabilize Bolivia | Dólares para estabilizar Bolivia
By Erbol: THREE MONTHS INTO THE NEW ADMINISTRATION Economist: the Government needs freely available dollars and the easiest path is the IMF Hagamos Democracia panel this Sunday Economist Gonzalo Chávez assessed the first three months of the Government’s economic management and warned that one of the main pending challenges is obtaining freely available dollars, a…
Lights and Shadows of the First One Hundred Days of Rodrigo Paz Pereira | Luces y sombras de los primeros cien días de Rodrigo Paz Pereira.
By Francesco Zaratti: One hundred days after the inauguration of Rodrigo Paz Pereira, the Bolivian political landscape shows a marked contrast: while significant progress has been recorded in the economic and political spheres, two heavy scandals are, on the other hand, putting the government’s stability to the test. The Fuel Emergency: Inefficiency or Sabotage? The…
Audits and removal of officials linked to the MAS | Auditorias y remoción de funcionarios ligados al MAS
By El Diario: To stop “internal sabotage” Audits and removal of officials linked to the MAS are demanded Joining the views that point to alleged “internal sabotage” within state entities in charge of the hydrocarbons sector, the national assemblyman for La Paz, Alejandro Reyes, called on authorities in the area to carry out an internal…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 