“These contracts are unconstitutional and a disgrace to the Bolivian people” | “Estos contratos son anticonstitucionales y una vergüenza para el pueblo boliviano”

By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Potosí residents reject contracts for lithium industrialization The Potosí Civic Committee demands that the handling of the contracts be carried out in Potosí and denounces an “unconstitutional” negotiation harmful to the people. The Potosí Civic Committee (Comcipo) is maintaining a firm vigil in front of the Commission on Plural Economy…

Without Dollars, Fuel, Facing High Inflation, and a Negative Trade Balance | Sin dólares, sin combustible, con alta inflación y una balanza comercial negativa

By Álvaro Rosales Melgar, Unitel; Eju.tv: Bolivia is Without Dollars, Fuel, Facing High Inflation, and a Negative Trade Balance, Analysts and Politicians Warn On Monday, alarms were raised after the government revealed that it does not have enough foreign currency to purchase fuel and will now supply it to productive sectors at international prices. The…

YPFB buys diesel with an alleged overprice of more than $7.5 million | YPFB compra diésel con más de $us 7,5 millones de supuesto sobreprecio

By Brújula Digital: YARBEL SA has no website or social media presence, according to an internet search, and only appears in a business directory. With a one-week difference, YPFB awarded diesel purchases to two companies at more than double the price per cubic meter, according to awarding documents obtained by Brújula Digital. The company that…

The End of Innocence | El fin de la inocencia

By Ronald MacLean Abaroa, El Dia: Bolivians are no longer surprised by anything. Like frogs in a pot of boiling water, the MAS government, now led by Luis Arce Catacora, has slowly accustomed us to increasing the heat of judicial abuses and economic havoc to the point where we’ve lost the ability to react with…

The lack of dialogue endangers the stability of the country | La falta de diálogo pone en peligro estabilidad del país

El Diario: The current crisis could deepen further After days of mobilizations and negotiations, a week of protests is approaching as the transportation, health, and trade union sectors demand government attention to their issues, including fuel supply, the solution to the dollar shortage, and the annulment of “forced retirement.” Heavy transport leaders have decided to…