By Omar Escobar, Erbol: TESTIMONIES Calls, secret meetings, influence-peddling and favors: the plot behind the “consortium” case A minister, magistrates, court panel members, judges and prosecutors are mentioned in the “consortium” case, a scheme that, before exploding into public view, followed a path of calls, pressure, private meetings and unwritten agreements, according to statements accessed…
Bolivia: Plans Payroll Cuts and Deficit Reduction | Prevé recorte de planillas y baja del déficit
By Opinion: Government Plans to Cut Payrolls by 30% and Fiscal Deficit to Around 7% In its two-month management report, the Ministry of Economy highlighted that “the fuel subsidy was eliminated, which allowed savings of 240 million dollars.” The Ministry of Economy reported this Tuesday that, thanks to the elimination of fuel subsidies, the State…
Fuel Bribe Network Exposed | Red de coimas en combustibles al descubierto
By Erbol: TRUTH COMMISSION They uncover an institutional structure of extortion and bribes in the fuel sector ANH officials carry out fuel-loading inspections. Photo: ANH The Vice Minister of Transparency, Yamil García, reported that the Hydrocarbons Truth Commission managed to uncover the existence of an institutional structure of “extortion” linked to the fuel sector. According…
Bolivia’s Gold Bill Comes Due | La factura del oro de Bolivia
By Brujula Digital: BCB: $921 million needed to cover advance gold sale carried out under Arce’s administration “We have been left with that inheritance that all Bolivians will have to pay for in this 2026 term,” explained the president of the BCB. The president of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), David Espinoza, speaks to…
They Propose a Referendum on an “Anti-Blockade” Regulation | Plantean referendo para normativa “antibloqueos”
By El Diario: In the face of threats from leaders of the Bolivian Workers’ Center (COB), the national assemblyman for La Paz, Carlos Alarcón, proposed that the “anti-blockade” law be submitted to the sovereign people through a referendum, since he sees union leadership seeking to continue kidnapping Bolivia with criminal and delinquent practices aimed at…
US Senate Delegation Lands in Bolivia | Delegación del Senado de EEUU llega a Bolivia
By Unitel: U.S. Senate officials arrive in Bolivia to meet with the government, lawmakers, and business leaders The envoys from the U.S. Senate are expected to arrive in Bolivia this week to identify opportunities for cooperation [Photo: Social media] / The U.S. Senate sends two officials to Bolivia Two professional staff members from the U.S….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 