Tag: Bolivia

Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 03:31 UTC
Bolsonaro angry at YPFB for selling Argentina the gas that was for Brazil

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro complained that Bolivia's state-owned oil company Yacimientos Petróliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) funneled 30% of the gas that was to be sold to Brazil and sent it to Argentina as a part of an “orchestrated plan” against him and added Petrobras was behind it.
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Tuesday, May 24th 2022 - 10:03 UTC
Defense ministers to create “Argentine-Bolivian Working Group”

Argentine Defense Minister Jorge Taiana Monday welcomed his Bolivian counterpart Edmundo Novillo Aguilar in Buenos Aires. During the meeting, an agreement to create the so-called “Argentine-Bolivian Working Group” was signed.
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Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:01 UTC
Never-graduating student leader arrested in Bolivia for embezzlement

A 52-year-old Bolivian student leader who has spent the last 33 years of his life unsuccessfully pursuing a law degree has been arrested over fudgy dealings as president of the Bolivian University Confederation (CUB).
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Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 10:23 UTC
Three arrested in connection with grenade attack at Bolivian university

Bolivian authorities confirmed later Monday they had arrested three people in connection with the explosion of a gas grenade at the Tomás Frías University in Potosí, which resulted in the deaths of four students who were attending an assembly in a closed room.
Monday, May 9th 2022 - 19:48 UTC
Grenade attack kills 4, injures dozens at Bolivian university

An attack with a gas grenade has left at least 4 people dead Monday and dozens injured at a University in the Bolivian city of Potosí, it was reported. The explosion caused a human avalanche while a student assembly was taking place at the Universidad Autónoma Tomas Frías de Potosí.
Thursday, April 21st 2022 - 09:21 UTC
Bolivia's judiciary under the spotlight following death of jailed indigenous leader

Human Rights Watch has described Bolivia as one of the grossest examples of lack of judiciary independence following the death in jail of Marco Antonio Aramayo, a former administrator of a national indigenous fund.
Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
Boric hopes relations with Bolivia will improve after Silala lawsuit

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Tuesday said he hoped his country's relations with Bolivia will improve once the trial over the use of the waters of the Silala river before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ends.
Friday, April 8th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Gas deal between Bolivia and Argentina signed

The Government of Argentina Thursday announced a new understanding with Bolivia to secure a daily gas supply of 14 million cubic meters and a commitment so that, in the future, Argentina will have priority to import any surplus in output.
Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 20:14 UTC
Gas supply deal with Bolivia almost closed, Argentine officials say

Pending Brazil's approval, Argentina has announced it had agreed to purchase additional gas from Bolivia to meet wintertime demand, Integración Energética Argentina Sociedad Anónima (IEASA) announced Tuesday, according to press reports in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, April 2nd 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Bolivia and Argentina postpone decision on gas supply contract

Bolivia's Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) and Integración Energética Argentina Sociedad Anónima (IEASA) agreed to postpone the decision on a sixth addendum to the contract for the supply of natural gas for yet another month, according to a YPFB statement relesed Friday. Negotiations had been previously extended for two months, which ended on March 31.