The Executive of Bolivia, led by President Rodrigo Paz, has reiterated its support for the Minister of Economy, José Gabriel Espinoza, despite the Legislative Assembly approving a motion of censure against him. The Government emphasizes that Espinoza will remain in the position, as the vote did not reach the required...
The governments of Bolivia and Brazil have presented this Thursday a joint operation to reinforce security at the common border, a decision that comes a few days after an increase in violence attributed to Brazilian criminal organizations."We officially launch the Safe Borders Plan. We are permanently deploying specialized units and...
The Bolivian authorities have sent more than 200 police agents to the municipality of San Matías and to the border area with Brazil, in response to an escalation of violence that has left nine people murdered in less than a week, including a lieutenant of the Police.The sub-commander of the...
The president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, has launched a new restructuring of the Executive when not even nine months have passed since the beginning of his term. With this adjustment, the process of slimming down the Cabinet continues: the portfolios go from 14 to twelve, well below the 21 that...
The Justice of Bolivia has issued this Friday house arrest for the former Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energies Mauricio Medinaceli, dismissed in April and arrested in the middle of this week for alleged irregularities in the purchase and introduction into the market of allegedly adulterated gasoline, in the process known...
The Prosecutor's Office of Bolivia issued an arrest warrant this Wednesday against former president Evo Morales for the alleged commission of six crimes, including terrorism and armed uprising, in relation to the blockades that extended throughout the country for more than 50 days as a protest against the management of...
The Prosecutor's Office of Bolivia issued an arrest warrant this Wednesday against former president Evo Morales, whom it accuses of the alleged commission of six crimes, including terrorism and armed uprising, related to the blockades that extended throughout the country for more than 50 days in rejection of the management...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached an understanding with the Government of Bolivia to activate the disbursement of 1.9 billion dollars (1.669 billion euros) through the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), with the aim of supporting macroeconomic reforms and strengthening the level of international reserves."Bolivian authorities and the technical staff...
The Prosecutor's Office of Bolivia has issued an arrest warrant against the former Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy Mauricio Medinaceli, removed from office last April, for alleged irregularities in the import and sale of fuel that would have been adulterated, within the case known as "garbage" gasoline.The anti-corruption prosecutor David...
The Bolivian Executive has raised to 26 the number of nationals related to the Armed Forces of Russia, of which 20 have active contracts. According to the authorities, four of them have been injured and are hospitalized in field hospitals, and one has lost his life, in the context of...
The Justice of Bolivia has imposed preventive detention on three people arrested in the framework of an investigation for the supposed recruitment of Bolivian citizens for their transfer to Russia, where, according to the investigations, they would be sent to the front in Ukraine.The three investigated face charges of human...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia has reported that up to 16 Bolivians could currently be in Russia after being lured by "job offers or economic promises" managed through unofficial channels, which would have led to their participation in the war between the Kremlin and Ukraine."The Chancellery becomes aware...
The Government of Bolivia has reported this Friday that, between December and July, it has implemented 30 measures with the objective of shoring up the country's "stability" and "growth", after several months marked by blockades and strikes in different parts of the territory."We are in a moment of several changes,...
Bolivia's Executive will launch technical roundtables with the aim of articulating a "strategic partnership" and an "open agenda" with Petrobras. The Brazilian oil company will also support the "restructuring" of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), the state-owned hydrocarbon company.As the Government has disseminated on the social network 'X', citing the...
The Minister of Economy of Bolivia, José Gabriel Espinoza, has highlighted this Saturday that the approval of the bill to modify the General State Budget (PGE) was achieved with the majority support of the Legislative Assembly, which means leaving behind nearly twenty years of political confrontations and blockades. In this...
The death of a six-month-old baby in Bolivia has brought to light an alleged network of human trafficking dedicated to child exploitation. The little girl was reportedly acquired from her indigenous Ayorea mother for 150 bolivianos (about 19 euros), in addition to the promise of receiving 50 bolivianos monthly (6.30...
Between January and May of this year, Bolivia has received 402 million euros in remittances sent by Bolivian workers abroad, of which more than 50% comes from Spain, according to figures released by the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB).The issuing body has highlighted on its official channels that "From January...
A man has been arrested this Friday in the municipality of San Lucas, in southeastern Bolivia, accused of having run over a woman with his vehicle and, afterwards, throwing her corpse into a river. The case is being investigated as femicide by the competent authorities.The detainee, 56 years old and...
The Bolivian Senate has given the green light to the establishment of a special investigation commission with the mandate to "investigate the alleged influence peddling exerted" in Bolivian territory by former Government President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero "and other national or foreign actors".The Upper Chamber intends to clarify the alleged...
The Civic Committee for Santa Cruz, an influential conservative civil entity from the Bolivian department of the same name, has formalized this Wednesday a complaint before the Prosecutor's Office against former president Evo Morales (2006-2019), the highest official of the Bolivian Workers' Confederation (COB), Mario Argollo, and the leader of...
The president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, reiterated this Sunday that "jail will soon come" for former president Evo Morales, against whom there is an arrest warrant for a human trafficking case. To these accusations are added accusations of drug trafficking and for his alleged role in the organization of violent...
Alianza Libre, the main opposition force in Bolivia, plans to register a formal petition in the Senate to establish a special commission to investigate the alleged interference of former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in favor of a Peruvian business conglomerate, in exchange for 200,000 euros."We are going...
Alianza Libre, the main opposition force in Bolivia, plans to register a formal petition in the Senate to establish a commission to investigate the alleged interference of former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in the country, allegedly aimed at favoring a Peruvian business conglomerate in exchange for 200,000...
The Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, has described the dissemination of former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's personal agenda as "extremely serious" and maintains that "a general case" is being built against him.Puente made these statements in the corridors of Congress, after being asked about the content of Zapatero's...
The ERC spokesperson in Congress, Gabriel Rufián, maintained this Thursday that former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero should offer public explanations about recent information pointing to possible payments for his dealings in Bolivia, remarking that "he is already late" in doing so. At the same time, he has again...