William Herrera, El Deber: Far from changing and improving the Judiciary, it remains in free fall. That the legislators have not carried out the preselection and election of the new authorities of the High Courts means entering not only into an unprecedented and dangerous judicial vacuum, but also constitutes a true failure for the national…
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A subsidy that is difficult to sustain | Una subvención difícil de sostener
Editorial, El Deber: For almost a decade, the Bolivian economy has had a worrying fiscal deficit, mostly attributed to the subsidy of imported hydrocarbons. It is undeniable that the subsidized price of gasoline and diesel has contributed to containing inflation and has generated economic benefits, which means that any attempt to eliminate it faces social…
Pressure, blackmail and fatigue so that former Añez ministers accuse themselves | Presión, chantaje y cansancio para que exministros de Añez se autoinculpen
ANF: Coup case: Opposition sees pressure, blackmail and fatigue so that former Añez ministers accuse themselves Two former ministers of Jeanine Añez requested an abbreviated process in the case called “coup d’état I”, after admitting that they engaged in a cover-up. La Paz, November 30, 2023 (ANF). – The deputies of Comunida Ciudadana (Citizen Community…
The more government, the more poverty | A más gobierno, más pobreza
Editorial, El Dia: As the government runs out of money, its defects begin to become more clearly visible: there is no diesel, debts increase, there is a shortage of dollars, the inability to attend to emergencies such as drought, lack of water, serious fires and political discrepancies also arise that in the past were resolved…
Judicial elections | Elecciones judiciales
Editorial, LosTiempos: On December 31 at midnight —as established by the Political Constitution of the State (CPE)—, the highest authorities of the Judicial Branch end their mandate and must be replaced, at the beginning of January 2024, by others elected in elections that are impossible to hold on time. In these circumstances—as a former constitutional…
They ask for international support for the rights of indigenous peoples | Piden apoyo internacional por derechos de pueblos indígenas
El Diario: The representative for Creemos, María René Álvarez, announced that she had sent eight notes to different United Nations rapporteurs to advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples and to denounce the forest fires that this year totaled 3.3 million hectares burned in national territory. During an interview with the international network CNN, Álvarez…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 