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LIMA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia's opposition governors Wednesday demanded the government withdraw its forces from Trinidad, the capital of Beni province, in 48 hours, accusing them of repressing autonomist youngsters that tried to occupy governmental facilities in Beni.

A group of youngsters went to the National Service of Taxes in Trinidad Tuesday night and tried to seize the facilities of the Internal Taxes office. However, the building was guarded by military police who stopped the action. Military forces have been reinforced in Trinidad since then.

La Paz, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina)

The Bolivian government has decided to sanction the authorities of regions that carry out measures of force that damage the national economy, such as roadblocks.

According to Vice President Alvaro Garcia, the opposition prefects of Pando, Beni, Santa Cruz, and Tarija will be taken to court if they support roadblocks that affect the population.

LA PAZ (AFP)

Bolivia's opposition governors turned up the heat on President Evo Morales Wednesday, threatening that stepped-up protests against his socialist government could cut off exports of natural gas, the country's main economic asset, to Argentina and Brazil.

Authorities in Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando, Tarija and Chuquisaca, meeting since Tuesday in Santa Cruz, released a statement seeking greater regional autonomy and rejecting the new constitution proposed by Morales.

Simon Romero, August 29, 2008

CHIMORÉ, Bolivia — The refrain here in the Chapare jungle about Americans is short but powerful: “Long Live Coca, Death to the Yanquis!”

So when President Evo Morales recently came to the area, raising his fist and shouting those words before his supporters, the irony was not lost on an elite wing of the Bolivian military that survives on American support.

Un miembro del grupo Luis Espinal golpeado por unionistas en Santa Cruz. (El Deber).

La Paz, 30 ago (ABI)

El Poder Ejecutivo condenó y reprochó este sábado la golpiza racista de miembros de la Unión Juvenil Cruceñista contra mujeres, jóvenes y ancianos en la ciudad de Santa Cruz, por orden del Comité Cívico, y exigió al Ministerio Público aplicar la ley para juzgar a los responsables.

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Seth Dellinger (The Militant)
August 25, 2008

FAIRFAX, Virginia—Chanting “Stop the raids and deportations!” some 60 people held a picket line outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices here August 13 to protest the arrest of 42 construction workers at Dulles International Airport.

More than 200 individuals were stopped at an ICE checkpoint at the airport that morning. All those arrested were detained for immigration violations.

Federico Fuentes
23 August 2008 (greenleft.org.au)

Violent attacks on police officers, roadblocks, civic stoppages enforced by armed fascist youth groups and threats to cut off meat supplies and take over gas fields have all been part of what left-wing Bolivian President Evo Morales has denounced as an attempted “civil coup” by “desperate people” following his August 10 recall referendum victory.

By Jorge Martin (In defense of Marxism)
Friday, 22 August 2008

After having won a two-thirds majority in the recall referendum on August 10th, Bolivian president Evo Morales made an appeal to the oligarchy to negotiate and for national unity. As was to be expected, the oligarchy responded by launching a renewed offensive against the democratically elected government using all means at its disposal: street violence, fascist gangs, economic sabotage, etc.

Latest Opposition Strategy Analysis by Franz Chávez (IPS)

LA PAZ, Aug 22 (IPS)

A beef producers’ boycott declared by agribusiness interests in eastern Bolivia is the latest attempt by the pro-autonomy opposition movement to undermine the government of Bolivian President Evo Morales.

The measure forms part of a new strategy by the provinces seeking autonomy, aimed at weakening Morales, who won 67 percent support in the Aug. 10 recall referendum, in which four of the rightwing provincial governors opposed to him were also confirmed in office.

Pilar Uriona Crespo and Dunia Mokrani Chávez
Americas Policy Program Report
August 22, 2008

Popular mobilization since 2000 has opened up the possibility of political and social change in Bolivia, based on a political project envisioned by social movements. Their critique centers on the privatization process at the core of the political-economic model implemented in Bolivia since 1985, characterized by the structural reforms dictated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB).

The Associated Press

August 22, 2008
LA PAZ, Bolivia

The Andean Development Corp. is lending Bolivia US$293 million to fund social programs and bring electricity to rural parts the country, which is South America's poorest.

Corporation chief Enrique Garcia says 85 percent of the cash will finance social projects in poor areas. He did not disclose the terms of the loan.

After inking the agreement Thursday, President Evo Morales promised the credit would be used to expand an existing poverty eradication plan. Some 33 percent of Bolivians live below the poverty line.

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By Mark Weisbrot
August 15, 2008, The Nation

Evo Morales changed the history of Bolivia when he was elected in December 2005 as the country’s first indigenous president, and the first to get a majority of 54 percent. On Sunday he expanded his mandate considerably in a referendum, with 68 percent of voters opting to keep him in office.

Los prefectos y dirigentes cívicos de la denominada \"media luna\" (El Deber).


La Paz, 19 ago (Redacción central de ABI)

La Paz, 19 ago (ABI)

La misión de veedores nacionales de Bolivia Transparente informará este miércoles a las 10.30 en la Corte Nacional Electoral (CNE) los resultados de su observación sobre el referendo revocatorio realizado el pasado domingo 10 de agosto en Bolivia.

La jefa de la misión, Rocío Muller, recordó que participaron 3.500 veedores nacionales acreditados ante la CNE y distribuidos en todo el país el día del revocatorio que ratificó a Evo Morales y Álvaro García con el 67,41 por ciento de votos, además a seis de ocho prefectos.

El director nacional de la FELCC, Cnl. Pablo Caballero. (ABI).

La Paz, 18 ago (ABI)

La Policía Nacional se declaró en emergencia por el paro político en cinco regiones y ante posibles actos de violencia que puedan generar los grupos de choque de las prefecturas de Pando, Tarija, Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz y Beni.

My impressions of Bolivia

MICHEL COLLON

Bolivia has certainly changed. In La Paz, I attended a large reception given by the Cuban ambassador. Mojitos, buffet, dances... Where was it held? In the ceremonial hall of... the Bolivian army. Yes, the one that killed Ché.

El ministro de Defensa Nacional, Walker San Miguel (archivo).

La Paz, 17 ago (ABI).- El gobierno del presidente Evo Morales condenó hoy que el paro convocado por el prefecto cruceño Rubén Costas y por los dirigentes cívicos encabezados por el agroindustrial Branco Marinkovic, coincida con el 37 aniversario del cruento golpe militar iniciado el 19 de agosto de 1971 por el fallecido ex dictador Hugo Banzer Suárez.