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Church condemns ‘spiral of violence’ in Bolivia
SÃO PAULO, Brazil – As Bolivians prepare to elect their new president on Aug. 17, social divides grow more and more profound in the South American nation which since the beginning of June has been facing a political crisis, described by the Catholic bishops as a “spiral of violence.” Demonstrators blockaded roads in the central province of Chapare, a region politically dominated by former President Evo Morales, and then spread their protest acro…
Evo Morales’ willingness to “continue the struggle” did not reach to maintain for longer the roadblocks that had convulsed Bolivia for 15 days in search of the approval of the former president for the August elections. The leaders of the peasant unions decided to suspend the roadblocks, something that has been fulfilled in the last hours, although some points of conflict persist. They warned that they will carry out other forms of protest, such …
Supporters of former Bolivian President Evo Morales (2006-2019) announced this Sunday a “humanitarian pause” in the roadblocks they have maintained for two weeks, demanding an international investigation into the clashes with the police that left six dead—four of them agents—and more than 200 injured. READ ALSO: Bolivian President announces that they will continue operations to end the blockades The decision was communicated through a communiqué…
The President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, said on Wednesday that ex-mandatario Evo Morales is responsible for having "destructed" the left-wing popular movement, which will now arrive divided into the general elections of August, despite the efforts that, he said, he made to form a "block of unity." "We have another culprit who is the same Evo Morales, who has destroyed the political instrument (the official Movement to Socialism), which has destroye…
Published on: 18.06.2025 07:30Author: Sandra WeissBolivien's former President Evo Morales is fighting for his political future. His case is an example of the failure of left-wing governments in Latin America and the rise of ultra-right forces.
Reynaldo Ezequiel accuses the Arce government of operating a network of judicial extortion to ban the ex-mandatario and claims that the pause in the blockades is not a change of course Reynaldo Ezequiel, leader of the evismo in Santa Cruz, confirmed that they will not allow presidential elections without Evo Morales as a candidate. The statement arrives two days after the sectors related to the former president declared a “humanitarian pause” af…
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