Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: When on March 12, 2021, we saw through the television the entire operation that had taken place in Trinidad to capture former President Jeanine Añez, we were surprised. However, our surprise turned to concern when we noticed that the one leading the capture, as just another policeman, was the Minister of…
Tag: political persecution
The judicial booty | El botín judicial
Renzo Abruzzese, El Deber: There is no longer any doubt that the future of the regime is being played out on two levels, first with the election of judges and the possible reform of the Judicial Power, and the second by manipulating census data so that by 2025 there will be a more or less…
Bolivia, Facing a Fatal Hope | Bolivia, ante una esperanza fatal
Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: A common practice of socialist systems is to imprison political opponents or individuals inconvenient to the rulers, often without demonstrating their guilt. Other opponents are eliminated. Socialist rulers build their power on two foundations: fear and greed. In these countries, everyone can be bribed or threatened. In this sense, corruption…
Jeanine Añez lashes out at the Justice system and sees “impunity” from Morales for the 2019 crisis | Jeanine Añez arremete contra la Justicia y ve “impunidad” de Morales por crisis de 2019
Three Years After Her Arrest Former President of the State, Jeanine Añez Chávez, has spent three years detained in La Paz, accused of having taken power through “a coup” after the resignation of former President Evo Morales. In a letter posted on her social media, the former leader requested her release and that of other…
Lack of Institutionalism | Falta de institucionalidad
Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: We lost the War of the Pacific in 1879 because Bolivia had a weak state that did not have a presence throughout its territory, feeble institutions; whereas Chile had developed a vigorous state with stronger institutions than those in Bolivia. Scholars of Bolivian reality affirm that there has never been…
Arce and his ministers | Arce y sus ministros
Editorial, Los Tiempos: There have been eight changes —all partial— in the cabinet of ministers of President Luis Arce in the three years and four months he has been in office as head of state. During that time, 13 authorities were replaced in eight, more than half, of the 17 ministerial portfolios. Although four of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 