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Montevideo, December 25th 2025 - 05:16 UTC

Tag: Bolivia

  • Friday, November 21st 2025 - 19:17 UTC

    Bolivia: Rift between President Paz and Vice President Lara denied

    It is “quite clear to everyone” that President Paz Pereira is “the least like a puppet,” Faval insisted

    Bolivia's Presidential Spokesperson Carla Faval on Friday denied the existence of a rift between President Rodrigo Paz Pereira and Vice President Edmand Lara, asserting that the speculation about internal tension “does not correspond to a real state.”

  • Friday, November 14th 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    Bolivian President describes country's state as a “sewer of extraordinary proportions”

    Paz insisted that key positions must be filled by qualified people, not just political allies

    Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira delivered a harsh public assessment on Thursday of the national economy and state institutions, describing the government he inherited from the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) as a “sewer of extraordinary proportions.”

  • Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 19:44 UTC

    Paraguay launches Operation Guaraní Shield against transnational criminal groups

    Paraguay's priority is to increase surveillance along the borders with Brazil and also Argentina

    Paraguayan authorities activated this week the first phase of a massive deployment of its Armed Forces along its borders with Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia, launching Operation “Guarani Shield” to contain transnational criminal organizations.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Rodrigo Paz sworn in as Bolivia's new President

    Paz's first challenge will be to solve the dollar shortage and rising prices

    Rodrigo Paz Pereira, a 58-year-old center-right politician, was inaugurated as the President of Bolivia on Saturday, assuming a five-year mandate amid a severe economic crisis. The son of former President Jaime Paz Zamora won the Oct. 19 runoff with 54.5% of the vote, successfully ending two decades of dominance by the leftwing Movement Towards Socialism (MAS).

  • Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Bolivia: Arce blasts Evo in farewell message

    Arce announced that he would now pursue legal action from a private citizen's standpoint

    Outgoing Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora delivered his final address to the nation from the Casa Grande del Pueblo on Friday morning, launching a blistering attack on former President Evo Morales, whom he squarely blamed for the electoral defeat and the current state of the nation's political movement.

  • Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Dorgathen resigns as YPFB chief as Bolivia's fuel crisis deepens

    Dorgathen’s departure is linked to a scandal involving him and Marcelo Arce, the son of incumbent President Luis Arce

    Armin Dorgathen Tapia has submitted his irrevocable resignation as Executive President of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), the state-owned oil company, effective Friday. His departure comes amidst growing controversy surrounding the Botrading case and just hours before the inauguration of President-elect Rodrigo Paz.

  • Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 11:16 UTC

    Bolivia's Supreme Court orders Áñez's release

    “My dignity is not negotiable,” Áñez insisted

    Bolivia's Supreme Court overturned Jeanine Áñez's sentence on Wednesday and ordered the immediate release of the former head of State. “The sentence against Jeanine Áñez has been overturned... and as a result, she will be released today,” Chief Justice Rómer Saucedo confirmed.

  • Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Bolivia's judiciary among the worst in the region and globally

    En contraste, Uruguay, Chile y Costa Rica mantienen los niveles más altos de estado de derecho

    Bolivia was one of the world's worst-ranked countries in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2025, falling to 131st place out of 143 nations evaluated, with severe deficiencies in judicial independence, corruption, and government accountability to blame for this performance.

  • Tuesday, October 28th 2025 - 09:19 UTC

    Bolivia: Private fuel import bill signed into law to tackle shortages

    Arce agreed to block private initiatives but warned of a sharp price increase

    Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora enacted the so-called “Short Law” on Monday to tackle fuel shortages and guarantee the supply of diesel and gasoline. The legislation, which originated with the Pro Santa Cruz Committee and was passed by the Legislative Assembly last week, offers an alternative solution to the recurring fuel scarcity.

  • Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Bolivia's future president to resume diplomatic ties with Washington

    Paz's move will follow a 17-year hiatus under the leftist Movement Toward Socialism (MAS)

    Bolivia's president-elect, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, announced on Monday his intention to reestablish diplomatic relations with the United States after a 17-year hiatus under the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) governments.