Brujula Digital: Edgar Villegas, who uncovered electoral fraud in 2019: “I am a political target” and the OAS concluded that there was “deliberate manipulation” Eng. Edgar Villegas, at a press conference. Photo:APLP Edgar Villegas, who uncovered electoral fraud in 2019, said on Monday, “I am a political target,” recalling that an audit by the Organization…
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The imputation to a democracy hero | La imputación a un héroe de la democracia
Editorial, El Deber: Systems engineer Édgar Villegas has been charged with public instigation to commit crimes. Such a serious accusation comes from a deputy, Renán Cabezas, from the Evista bloc of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), who also demands that the professional be detained in the maximum-security prison of Chonchocoro. More than four years after…
Ignominious End of a Despot | Final ignominioso de un despota
Lupe Cajias, Los Tiempos: The Trumpeter Who Returned to Dust The biography of Evo Morales Ayma (Orinoca-Oruro Canton, 1959) is recounted in the most mythological ways. Iván Canelas, one of his biographers and former minister, claimed that Evo followed the path of Jesus; in the manger of Plaza Murillo, they placed a big-headed baby as…
Bolivian fraternity has vanished | La fraternidad boliviana se ha esfumado
Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Brujula Digital: (Dis-united) Census and Social Decapitalization The customary ‘Census 2022’ took place two years later, and nobody knows for certain the reason behind the forced delay. But as it’s said about statistics – much like with bikinis – they show a lot, but not the most important. The Census 2024 will not…
Iran and Bolivia’s Strengthening Ties, a Risk for Latin America | Estrechamiento de lazos entre Irán y Bolivia, un riesgo para América Latina
By Juan Delgado/Dialogo Americas: Illustration/Diálogo Bolivian President Luis Arce and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi have vowed to strengthen bilateral relations as well as strategic cooperation in health, education, agriculture, and telecommunications, among other sectors, increasing the Islamic Republic’s footprint in Latin America, and setting off alarms in the hemisphere about the various threats to security,…
Bolivia’s economic and political risks | Riesgos económicos y políticos de Bolivia
Bnamericas: Bolivia’s economy faces headwinds from a lack of dollars, dwindling international reserves and political infighting within the governing party. “While inflation is not a problem in Bolivia, as it came in below 3% in February, economic growth has slowed down significantly, with real GDP below 2%,” William Foster, senior VP of sovereign risk at…
