Rafael Arce Mosqueira, son of former Bolivian President Luis Arce, has been formally accused of illicit enrichment. The Prosecutor's Office has requested six months of preventive detention in La Paz's San Pedro prison, alleging irregularities in his acquisition of the 'Adán y Eva' property.
Bolivia has recorded a substantial commercial deficit throughout 2025, reaching an accumulated figure of $580 million by August and $551 million by September. This persistent imbalance is attributed to declining natural gas exports, climate change impacts on agriculture, internal social conflicts, and a scarcity of foreign currency, contributing to broader economic challenges including high inflation and depleted international reserves.
Bolivia's telecommunications authority, ATT, has confirmed a two-hour analog television blackout simulation for this Sunday, November 30, 2025. The test, affecting major cities like La Paz, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz, aims to assess the country's readiness for the transition to Digital Terrestrial Television (TDT) and inform the public about the upcoming digital switchover.
A Bolivian court in Santa Cruz has granted a 'freedom action,' compelling the government to immediately ensure continuous dialysis treatments for kidney patients. This ruling follows a crisis caused by delayed payments to dialysis centers, which put thousands of lives at risk.
The Bolivian National Tax Service (SIN) has extended the deadline for taxpayer groups 9, 10, 11, and 12 to implement the mandatory e-invoicing regime until March 31, 2026. This decision, formalized by Resolution RND 102500000036, affects 27,973 taxpayers and provides additional time for compliance with the Virtual Invoicing System.
