Bolivia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Let us keep the lofty name of our Fatherland in glorious splendor conserved.
— National Anthem
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With US$33.1 million in arrears, Brazil is W.H.O’s second largest debtor
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is still the World Health Organization's (WHO) second-largest debtor with arrears of US$33.1 million (R$176 million) between 2019-2020, according to Ministry of Economy data. However, for the time being, the country is safe from losing its voting rights, as occurred with Venezuela. Bolivia has ...
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Partido de Morales pone condiciones para acuerdo sobre elecciones de octubre en Bolivia
El Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), partido del expresidente Evo Morales, condicionó este sábado la aceptación del 18 de octubre como nueva fecha de elecciones a la aprobación de una ley, al compromiso de no volver a modificarla y a que el acuerdo final tenga aval internacional.
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Cámara baja de Bolivia aprueba proyecto para realizar elecciones antes de 90 días
Diputados aprobaron un proyecto de ley que establece que las elecciones generales inicialmente previstas para el 3 de mayo y que fueron aplazadas por el coronavirus, se efectúen antes de 90 días.
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Presidenta de Bolivia plantea aplazar ‘un mes o dos’ las elecciones
La presidenta transitoria de Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez, planteó postergar las elecciones previstas para el 6 de septiembre, alegando que habrá un pico de contagios de coronavirus, mientras sigue sin promulgar la ley que fijó la fecha aprobada por el Congreso.
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Bolivia ve oportunidad en la venta de acciones de Petrobras en el país
La petrolera brasileña ya había anunciado en diciembre del año pasado el proceso de venta de sus acciones en la empresa que opera el gasoducto entre Bolivia y Brasil.
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Chile and Bolivia work to resume diplomatic relations after decades-long hiatus
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile and Bolivia, which have had no formal diplomatic relations since 1978, resumed the dialogue suspended in 2010 and agreed to implement a road map, which does not include the Bolivian maritime demand, Chilean Foreign Minister Andres Allamand said Friday, May 7th. "In order to ...
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Unity and economy, priorities of new local authorities in Bolivia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivia kicked off a new political period on Monday with the inauguration of departmental and municipal authorities, who prioritized to strengthen the fight against Covid-19, the development of their regions and work for the unity of the Bolivian people. The last municipal and departmental elections ...
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Bolivia reiterates priority of lithium industrialization
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, yesterday announced the International Call for Direct Lithium Extraction and stressed that lithium is a priority for the economy and the State. At the event, organized by state-owned company Yacimientos del Litio Bolivianos, the president announced that an industrialization ...
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Bolivia’s president proposes creating the “economy of Mother Earth” to fight climate change
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, this Friday, April 23, proposed creating the "economy of Mother Earth" as an alternative to fight climate change and a better distribution of resources among all peoples. In the forum "Re-encounter with the Pachamama," Arce cited several data on ...
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Bolivian President repeals interim government decree on GMOs
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, repealed this Thursday a law of the Transitional Administration that authorized tests for several genetically modified crops that “contravenes the principle of food security and sovereignty” in the country. “We eliminated the abuse of the previous de facto government, ...
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Hoy por hoy
El “estado de emergencia” que decretó el Gobierno por la pandemia no solo es confuso, sino que no está definido claramente en la ley. Pero, indudablemente, sirvió para restringir libertades y, en algunos casos, de forma abusiva. En la Constitución está definido el “estado de urgencia”, pero solo se puede ...
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Piñera challenged detention of Jeanine Áñez in Bolivia: “Justice can’t be subordinated to the government of the day”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "There is the Legislative Power that makes the laws, the Executive Power that colegislates and also applies the laws and there is the judicial power that has to resolve legitimate disputes or differences within the framework of the law", said the President in an interview ...
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Opinion: Fraud or coup d’état? Bolivia trapped in polarization
By Issac Risco RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion DW) With the election of Luis Arce as the new president five months ago, Bolivia seemed to have recovered political stability. The clear electoral triumph of Evo Morales' former Minister of Economy gave the country back a legitimate government after the ...
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Bolivia’s Foreign Ministry advises U.S. and Brazil not to “intervene” in its internal affairs
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This Thursday, March 18th, the Bolivian Foreign Ministry has summoned representatives of the United States and Brazil and has asked them to "abstain" from interference and "not to intervene" in its internal affairs. As for the United States, the meeting was attended by Charisse Phillips, ...
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Panamá y el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU (II)
El Consejo de Seguridad es uno de los órganos principales de la organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), cuya responsabilidad primordial es el mantenimiento de la paz y la seguridad internacionales. Para el ejercicio de esta responsabilidad, la Carta de las Naciones Unidas le atribuye al Consejo de Seguridad funciones ...
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Bolivia has fewer high-risk cities amid declining COVID-19 cases
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivia reported a drop in the number of high-risk cities as fewer new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past weeks, the Health Ministry said on Friday, February 19th. The pandemic is going through a "widespread de-escalation" amid the second wave of infections, Maria Renee ...
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Explicación de ministros no llenó las expectativas
Dudas y pocas respuestas dejó, para muchos, la participación de los ministros Luis Sucre, de Salud; Héctor Alexander, de Economía y Finanzas; y Erika Mouynes, de Relaciones Exteriores, el lunes pasado ante el pleno de la Asamblea Nacional.
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Críticas a Sucre, Alexander y Mouynes
Como lamentable consideraron dirigentes de la sociedad civil la participación de los ministros Luis Francisco Sucre, de Salud; Héctor Alexander, de Economía y Finanzas; y Erika Mouynes, de Relaciones Exteriores, el lunes ante el pleno de la Asamblea Nacional.
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Ministros Sucre, Mouynes y Alexander responden cuestionario de 21 preguntas a los diputados
Los ministros Erika Mouynes, de Relaciones Exteriores, Luis Francisco Sucre, de Salud, y Héctor Alexander, de Economía y Finanzas, ingresaron a eso de las 2:45 p.m. de este lunes, 8 de febrero, al pleno de la Asamblea Nacional para responder el cuestionario elaborado por los diputados referente a la pandemia ...
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Bolivia Funeral Homes, Cemeteries Overwhelmed as COVID-19 Deaths Mount
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Corpses in Bolivia have begun to pile up as a fierce second wave of the coronavirus has overwhelmed funeral homes and cemeteries, according to officials, stoking fears the growing backlog could become yet another focal point of infection. The bodies of the dead, wrapped in ...
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Sucre, Mouynes y Alexander irán el lunes a la Asamblea
El ministro de Salud, Luis Francisco Sucre; la titular de Relaciones Exteriores, Erika Mouynes; y el de la cartera de Economía y Finanzas, Héctor Alexander, comparecerán ante el pleno Legislativo el próximo lunes 8 de febrero a la 1:00 p.m.