He Government of Bolivia summoned this Monday the Argentine ambassador in La Paz, Marcelo Massoni, to express a “strong rejection” to the statements made by the Office of the President of the Republic of Argentina, Javier Milei, who repudiated “the false accusation of a coup d’état made” by the Administration of Luis Arce. Bolivian Minister […]
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Military prisoners who led the failed coup in Bolivia are held in a maximum security prison
The Bolivian general Juan Jose Zuniga and two other high-ranking soldiers, accused of directing the failed coup against the president Luis Arcewere held this Saturday in a maximum security prison by order of a judge who imposed six months of preventive detention. Zúñiga, former army commander; Vice Admiral Juan Arnezformer head of the Navy (Marina); […]
Agroecology, a strategy to strengthen agricultural production in Latin America
Agroecology, thanks to crop diversification, is reinforced as a strategy to strengthen production agricultural in Latin America, according to him International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which presented its perspectives for the period 2024-2030 this Thursday. This type of agriculture is based on ecological principles, which allows farmers not to depend on a single plantation […]
From the departure of Evo Morales to the coup attempt: Bolivia at the crossroads
Since the resignation of Evo Morales in 2019, Bolivia has lived through a period of intense political and social instability. The transition of the interim Government of Jeanine Áñez, the return of the MAS with Luis Arce and the recent events involving General Juan José Zúñiga reflect a deeply divided country. Below is an account […]
They capture 17 soldiers who participated in a failed “coup d’état” in Bolivia
The Government of Bolivia presented this Thursday 17 soldiers who allegedly participated in the “Coup attempt” against Luis Arce and stated that he is behind several fugitives who planned and executed these actions under the orders of the dismissed military chief Juan José Zúñiga. “A total of 17 people have been arrested for attempting to […]
Bolivian ex-politicians call the raid on the Palace a self-coup or trial balloon
Former Bolivian minister Carlos Sánchez Berzaín described “self-coup” Wednesday’s uprising of a group of soldiers against the Government of Luis Arcewhile another former official who does not want to be identified told EFE that it must be taken seriously because it could have been a “trial balloon”. Sánchez Berzaín stressed in his account of X […]
Bolivia: dismissed military chief claims that Arce ordered him to remove the “armored vehicles”
The dismissed Bolivian military commander Juan José Zuñiga, accused of a “Coup attempt“against the Government of Boliviastated at the time he was captured that President Luis Arce ordered him to remove the “armored” for “get up” its popularity. “I will speak with details on Sunday, at La Salle school I met with the president (Luis […]
Foreign Minister González-Olaechea invokes constitutional mechanisms in Bolivia for social peace
Peruvian Foreign Minister Javier González-Olaechea called on the military in Bolivia to abandon all acts of force against the Government of Luis Arce and to activate the mechanisms provided for in its constitution, in order to preserve social peace. He also stressed that Peru has already issued an official statement stating its position and rejecting […]
Bolivia: Arce appoints new military command in response to coup attempt; soldiers retreat
Armored military vehicles and a large group of uniformed officers surrounded the Bolivian government palace in La Paz on Wednesday, in what the country’s president considered an attempted coup d’état. The Bolivian president, Luis Arce, called on the people to mobilize against the military deployment and decided hours later to appoint a new military leadership, […]
Bolivia close to fully integrating into Mercosur and being a “connection point” with the CAN
The Government of Luis Arce expressed on Sunday its confidence that the Senate of Bolivia will approve the country’s accession protocol to the Mercosuras the Chamber of Deputies has just done. In a statement to the media in the southern region of Tarija, the Bolivian Foreign Minister, Celinda Sosaexpressed his satisfaction because “After six months […]