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Montevideo, September 3rd 2025 - 04:42 UTC

Tag: Bolivia

  • Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Bolivia says US attacks on Iran were “arbitrary”

    Bolivia's links with Iran go beyond a mutual friendship

    Bolivia's President Luis Arce Catacora and the South American country's government condemned the US military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, calling them an “arbitrary attack” that violates international law and the UN Charter.

  • Tuesday, June 17th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    Bolivia's new Justice Minister sworn in

    Jessica Paola Saravia Atristaín was promoted one notch following Siles' resignation

    Jessica Saravia was sworn in Monday as Bolivia's new Minister of Justice and Institutional Transparency, replacing César Siles, who resigned amid allegations of involvement in a plan to remove an elected magistrate.

  • Saturday, June 14th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Evo said to have raped and impregnated underaged girls during his presidency

    Del Castillo said he could prove his allegations against Morales

    Former Bolivian Government (Interior) Minister Eduardo Del Castillo said Friday he had evidence that former President Evo Morales (2006-2019) raped minors during his time in office. The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) presidential hopeful for the Aug. 17 elections added he could support these allegations with documentation, testimonies, and photographs. He also noted there were multiple victims, some of whom became pregnant.

  • Thursday, June 12th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

    Three Bolivian Police officers killed in clashes with Evistas

    The officers were ambushed, the authorities explained

    Three Bolivian Police officers died Wednesday in the mining town of Llallagua after clashes with Evistas blocking roads in the Potosí region. The law enforcement agents were trying to remove one of the numerous blockades hitting the country, causing economic damages in addition to the lack of food supplies, medicines, and fuel to defend former President Evo Morales' ambition of a new candidacy despite having exceeded the number of terms (two) allowed by the Constitution.

  • Monday, June 9th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Bolivian president says Evo's blockades seek “death, mourning, and pain”

    Evo Morales “never thought about the Bolivian people,” Arce argued

    Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora condemned the blockades staged by supporters of former President Evo Morales, accusing them of seeking “death, mourning, and pain.”

  • Monday, June 9th 2025 - 10:11 UTC

    Venezuelan authorities delay the departure of Bolivia's national football team

    Bolivian coach Óscar Villegas said it was intentional to harm his squad's preparation to face Chile

    The Bolivian national football team was delayed for over 12 hours in Venezuela this weekend after a 2-0 loss to the home team in a 2026 World Cup qualifier match in Maturín. Local authorities denied the team's charter flight permission to depart for Santa Cruz, Bolivia, forcing the team to return to their hotel.

  • Saturday, June 7th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Bolivia: Evo followers keep blocking roads and seize one airport

    Bolivia: Evo followers keep blocking roads and seize one airport

    Blockades by supporters of former President Evo Morales are disrupting the transport of 346 fuel tankers carrying 8.9 million liters of gasoline, diesel, and LPG, forcing them to use alternate routes.

  • Friday, June 6th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    Bolivia: BoA announces solidarity flights amid road blockades

    BoA's schedule will vary according to the ongoing conflict

    Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) on Thursday announced a series of solidarity flights between La Paz and Cochabamba to assist passengers affected by road blockades led by supporters of former president Evo Morales. The schedule may vary according to the ongoing conflict, with potential expansion to other routes.

  • Tuesday, June 3rd 2025 - 08:27 UTC

    Evo's supporters stage road blockades in Bolivia

    The only purpose of the blockade is to boycott the elections, Minisster Ríos said

    Supporters of former President Evo Morales escalated protests Monday with 13 road blockades across Bolivia, primarily in Cochabamba, paralyzing vehicle transit, including over 800 fuel tankers.

  • Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Bolivian minister apologizes for delays in fuel supply

    Tanker ships were redirected from Arica in Chile to Mollendo in Peru for unloading

    Bolivia's Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister Alejandro Gallardo apologized Friday for the delays in unloading fuel from tanker ships amid unfavorable weather conditions, which will delay the arrival of the product to the landlocked country.