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Montevideo, December 11th 2025 - 22:30 UTC

Tag: Bolivia

  • Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 10:43 UTC

    New fuel shortage hits Bolivia due to logistical delays

    Things worsened after some tanker trucks staged a strike to demand higher freight rates

    Bolivia is grappling with a severe fuel crisis, marked by long vehicle lines at petrol stations in major cities like La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz, caused by a partial strike by tanker transporters demanding higher freight rates and logistical delays at the Chilean port of Arica.

  • Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 20:19 UTC

    Bolivian elections: Other candidates face registration problems after Evo

    Andrónico Rodríguez has called for public vigilance to protect democratic participation

    Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has suspended the approval of Senate Speaker Andrónico Rodríguez's candidacy as well as those of other would-be contenders on behalf of the leftist Alianza Popular movement, pending a constitutional ruling on the legal status of the Third System Movement (MTS), a party within the alliance.

  • Tuesday, May 20th 2025 - 22:47 UTC

    Bolivia: Evo unable to register candidacy for August elections

    Morales' supporters announced protests for the coming days

    Although former Bolivian President Evo Morales claimed to have registered his candidacy for the Aug. 17 elections, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) disqualified such an application because neither party under which he filed his papers (Evo Pueblo or Pan-Bol) had legal status.

  • Saturday, May 17th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Bolivia's ruling party launches Gov't Minister's presidential bid and has him deal with Evo's protest

    Bolivia's ruling party launches Gov't Minister's presidential bid and has him deal with Evo's protest

    Bolivia's ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) confirmed Friday that Government (Interior) Minister Eduardo del Castillo would contend for the presidency in August with peasant leader Milán Berna as his running mate. The announcement came after President Luis Arce Catacora said he would not be seeking reelection to appease the already heated country.

  • Friday, May 16th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    Fuel crisis in Bolivia calls for fast solutions

    A menos que se ofrezcan soluciones rápidas, se prevé que la crisis empeore rápidamente

    A severe fuel shortage was reported Thursday in La Paz, Bolivia, causing a reduction of at least 20% in public transport and long queues at petrol stations, with lorries facing waits of over 20 hours to refuel, particularly for diesel, leading to congestion in areas like Obrajes and San Pedro.

  • Thursday, May 15th 2025 - 10:43 UTC

    Bolivian court bans Evo Morales from running again for president

    Indefinite reelection is not a human right, the TCP also ruled

    Bolivia's Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) ruled Wednesday that former president Evo Morales cannot seek reelection after two terms in office, regardless of whether continuous or discontinuous. The decision rendering such an endeavor unconstitutional came after a long session to be published in the Plurinational Constitutional Gazette.

  • Wednesday, May 14th 2025 - 10:44 UTC

    Arce announces he would not run for reelection

    Arce warned that any division among the left would only favor imperialism

    Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora announced Tuesday that he would not seek reelection on Aug. 17 to avoid further divisions among the country's populist left, and urged his Movement for Socialism (MAS) to unite around a single candidate to prevent the right from regaining power.

  • Monday, May 12th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Death of Bolivian national unveils xenophobic practices in Argentina

    Flores was driving under the influence and angered locals after crashing into a business

    Last week's death in Ezpeleta on he southern outskirts of Buenos Aires of 36-year-old Bolivian builder Richard Flores Mercado has sparked a diplomatic controversy between the two countries as the circumstances of the case would indicate a hate crime by reason of nationality.

  • Tuesday, May 6th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Bolivia's inflation reaches 0.9% in April

    April's figures were “the lowest in seven months” after blockades in October, coupled with unfavorable weather, Arandia explained

    Bolivia's inflation rose by 0.9% last month, bringing the cumulative rate for the first third of 2025 to 5.95%, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported Monday. These figures were significantly higher than the 1.31% recorded for the same period in 2024 and represented 79.3% of the government's 7.5% annual target

  • Friday, May 2nd 2025 - 10:20 UTC

    Argentine airline Flybondi closer to accessing Bolivian skies

    Flybondi has completed all the required phases for operational approval, the DGAC confirmed

    Bolivia's General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) has authorized three new airlines to operate in the country: Argentina's budget carrier Flybondi for international routes, and local companies Andina Airlines and Go Airline for domestic flights. Flybondi has completed all required phases and is awaiting itinerary approval based on fleet availability. Andina Airlines is still in the certification process, while Go Airlines is in an earlier stage. Additionally, Arajet from the Dominican Republic is nearing authorization, only lacking the final demonstration phase.