By Brújula Digital: “I will never regret having served my country” With a Bolivian flag and alongside her two children, José Armando and Carolina Ribera Áñez, the former president left the Miraflores prison at 10:59 a.m. She was greeted by a large crowd. Former president Jeanine Áñez, together with her children, leaves prison. Photo: APG…
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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…
Five deaths the government can’t explain | Cinco muertes incómodas para el poder
By Paulo Lizárraga, Vision 360: With the death of Judge Lea Plaza, there are now five “key deaths” in controversial cases connected to the government of Luis Arce With the death of the former judge of Coroico is added the “key witness” of the ABC case, Felipe Sandy; the former intervener of Banco Fassil, Juan…
Luis Arce 101: Leaves amid scandals | Sale en medio de escándalos
By Opinion: A MONTH AND A HALF BEFORE THE END OF HIS TERM From “bribes” to 7 ministers out (1 convicted): turbulence of a government on its way out A review of some controversies that put the government, which bids farewell on November 8, on edge. From the “Consorcio” case to “Botrading,” among others. “Waiting…
Indigenous women with high mercury concentrations | Mujeres indígenas con altas concentraciones de mercurio
By Erbol, El Diario: Nine out of ten, according to a Cedib study A pilot study on mercury exposure and the health status of women from indigenous communities living along the Beni and Madre de Dios river basins in the Amazon revealed that nine out of ten indigenous women of childbearing age show concentrations above…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 