Prosecutors claim that former President Morales’ removal constituted a coup, accusing Áñez and numerous other officials of having masterminded a plot to oust Bolivia’s first Indigenous president.
Sitting from a position more among the clouds than the buildings of neighboring cities, El Alto conjures the image of a rising political underdog whose Indigenous voice has managed to reverberate throughout the country in the last decade. As Bolivia returns to MAS leadership under Luis Arce, the highland community has shown that it will continue to elevate the interests of Indigenous and rural groups, amplifying their voices from the mountaintops.
Several factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, have contributed to the possible return of populism in Bolivia. What implications does this have for the Latin America and the country’s relations with the United States?
The pandemic has turned the government into a crucial actor of economic recovery, in reckoning with its post-pandemic outlook, Paraguay is building a case for state reform.
Interim President Jeanine Áñez’s proposal to delay the presidential election further than the agreed September 6 date adds further uncertainty to what promises to be the most polarized election Bolivia has experienced in over a decade.
In the latest episode, Taha and Tøttenborg talk to your hosts about Bolivian wine, the restaurants mission to connect with rural communities and producers, and more.
Farah joins the podcast to speak on his recently published report for the William Perry Center on how the Bolivarian Alliance, led by the Nicolás Maduro regime, used legitimate protests in Chile, Colombia and Ecuador to sow chaos in these countries.
Governments across Latin America have taken exceptional measures to stop the uncontrollable spread of COVID-19. Faced with this, there is a valid fear that these measures could exacerbate abuses of power or increase human rights violations.
Taking advantage of the demonstrations that flared across Latin America at the end of 2019, outside actors worked to push legitimate social protest to violent extremes as a part of a deliberate destabilization strategy.
Authorities in Bolivia have postponed general elections until further notice amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The presidential contest has turned into a three-way race.
