Return of Evo Morales Bolivian president kicked out of ruling party amid infighting 05-10-2023 12:06 Bolivian President Luis Arce was expelled from the ruling party Wednesday amid a power struggle with former leader Evo Morales.
POLITICS IN BOLIVIA Morales plots comeback in Bolivia after clash with protégé 26-09-2023 11:44 Evo Morales, who led Bolivia for 14 years and was part of a wave of leftist leaders who reshaped the region’s politics, says he will run for president again.
EX-BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT Bolivia's Evo Morales says he will run for election in 2025 25-09-2023 10:13 Evo Morales says he will run for president again in 2025, potentially forcing a tipping-point in a growing stand-off with his political protégé, incumbent Luis Arce.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Andean leaders want Argentina, Chile, Venezuela to join regional bloc 30-08-2022 17:04 Colombian President Gustavo Petro makes his international debut at Andean Community of Nations (CAN) summit in Lima; Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru call for Argentina, Chile and Venezuela to join the bloc.
HUMAN RIGHTS Four sentenced to life imprisonment for Campo de Mayo ‘death flights’ 05-07-2022 15:09 Courts recognise that planes from Campo de Mayo military garrison were used to throw disappeared detainees to their death in Río de la Plata; Four ex-Army officers handed life terms for crimes against humanity.
Summit of the Americas 2022 Fernández to attend Summit of the Americas despite LatAm drop-out threats 12-05-2022 17:32 President confirms attendance in Los Angeles next month, but backs Mexican leader Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s demand that Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela be invited.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Starving for natural gas, Argentina gets relief from Bolivia 09-04-2022 00:17 Argentina is getting help from neighbouring Bolivia in its bid to muddle through the upcoming winter without rationing natural gas supplies.
FOREIGN POLICY Argentina, Bolivia call for preservation of democracy in Peru 07-04-2022 23:14 Luis Arce and Alberto Fernández express "concern" over events in Peru and called for “the attention of all Latin American leaders” to be directed at the troubled nation.
ENERGY Fernández secures ‘guaranteed’ gas supply from Bolivia 07-04-2022 23:06 Luis Arce’s government commits itself to delivering a daily 14 million cubic metres of gas to Argentina this winter, the same volume as last winter; Amount could rise to 18 million if Brazil’s energy requirements are lower.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Argentina to hold talks with Bolivia and Brazil over gas supplies 05-04-2022 16:59 Alberto Fernández will receive his Bolivian counterpart Luis Arce on Thursday to begin negotiations over the supply of gas during the cold Winter months.