By El Diario: Affected Departments In light of the decline in revenue from natural gas sales to Brazil and the termination of the contract with Argentina, the economic situation of the departmental governments is deteriorating, as about 95% of their budgets rely on royalties. Therefore, a fiscal pact is being proposed to revise the revenue…
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Crisis has not stopped and tends to worsen | Crisis no se ha detenido y tiende a agudizarse
By El Diario: Analyst warns Echoing opinions that view recent statements by President Luis Arce Catacora as a confession of the country’s delicate economic state, analyst and university professor Julio Alvarado stated that the president contradicts himself by denying the crisis while acknowledging uncertainty over the internal fuel supply, a situation that only points to…
Agricultural Forum: Common Ground, Nuances, and Outstanding Debts | Foro agropecuario: coincidencias, matices y deudas
Editorial El Deber: An agricultural forum held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra once again highlighted the value of public debate spaces that allow citizens to cast informed votes. In a key electoral context for Bolivia, these kinds of events stand out for enabling producers and consumers to rigorously evaluate the proposals of those aspiring…
Villegas joins as advisor to the ‘Let’s Protect the Vote’ initiative | Villegas se suma como asesor a la iniciativa ‘Cuidemos el Voto’
By Erika Segales, El Deber; Eju.tv: The engineer is calling for the publication of voting tally sheets to guarantee transparency in the new preliminary system. Source: eldeber.com.bo Systems engineer Edgar Villegas confirmed that he is part of the citizen initiative Let’s Protect the Vote and will serve as an advisor. The proposal is a collective effort…
They’re leaving | Se van
By Sayuri Loza, Brújula Digital: The latest polls published by various media outlets show a low voting intention for the offspring of the once-hegemonic MAS. Some voices, naively triumphant, proclaim that the runoff will be between Tuto and Samuel, leaving the “left” behind. I don’t want to be that optimistic. My dance teacher (who has…
Rebaptizing the State | Rebautizar al Estado
By Francesco Zaratti: Bolivia’s historical and cyclical crisis has worsened over the past 20 years, embracing virtually every field of political, economic and social life. On the eve of the celebration of the Bicentenary of the Republic and a few weeks before the general elections of August 17, there is much talk of the “refoundation”…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 