The chieftain’s loneliness – La soledad del caudillo

Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: The chieftain’s loneliness November 2019 gave you a very hard mallet in the head. When you had power it was difficult for you to quit, you got used to it as if it were part of your body; having it, it was no longer necessary for you to bend…

U.S. official accuses ex-leader Morales of fostering violence in Bolivia

Reuters reports: LA PAZ (Reuters) – Former Bolivian leader Evo Morales is fostering instability and violence from inside Argentina and the United States had warned the South American nation that he would be a “headache,” a senior U.S. official said in an interview published on Sunday by Bolivian media. Mauricio Claver-Carone, a senior adviser to…

If this is not a loud and hard slap onto evo, I don’t know what it is …

Erbol reports via El Diario: Vice President-elect of Brazil: “Unasur died” “Unasur’s practically failed, died and forgot to go to bed,” said the vice president-elect of Brazil, Antonio Hamilton Mourau, regarding the situation of the international organization, whose current presidency has Bolivia. Mourau, formula companion of Jair Bolsonaro, made those statements in an interview with…

Evo Morales, indigenous icon, loses support among Bolivia’s native people

Caroline Stauffer reports for Reuters: DWINDLING SUPPORT: President Evo Morales once enjoyed the backing of most of Bolivia’s native peoples. But after 12 years in office, and judicial plays to end term limits, many indigenous Bolivians are now wary of Morales. REUTERS/David Mercado CHARAGUA, Bolivia—In 12 years as president of South America’s poorest country, Evo…

evo’s delusional hatred placed Bolivia in the freezer

Floren Sanabria writes in El Diario: Bolivia in the freezer On the eve of elections in 2006, the US ambassador Manuel Rocha had expressed “do not vote for Evo Morales, if you do, you will not have the help of my government.” That unfortunate expression was taken very much into account by Morales for his…

Bolivian president fends off corruption claims: ‘We have nothing to hide’

AFP reports for The Guardian: Bolivian president fends off corruption claims: ‘We have nothing to hide’ Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has fended off corruption allegations, demanding investigations to show he has “nothing to hide”, as he prepares for a vote that could help extend his term. Morales’s opponents have accused him of influence-peddling linked to…