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Many large cattle and soy interests were granted title to lands over the 5,000 hectare limit set in the 2009 Constitution. noticiasfides.com/nacional/sociedad/ganaderos-en-santa-cruz-titulan-extensiones-de-tierras-mas-de-lo-permitido-en-la-cpe--403117Permalink On twitter.com
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This limit was voted on by Bolivian voters (who could have chosen 10,000 but didn't) and backed by Morales' grassroots base. His government set it aside its bear hug of lowland agribusiness.Permalink On twitter.com
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This "embrace of the adversary" was justified with pseudo-Gramscian rhetoric. woborders.blog/2015/07/08/embracing-adversary/ But it was more of a class compromise w/ the Cruceñista right, built on a shared vision of modernization.Permalink On twitter.com
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This compromise was there from the beginning, as Jeffrey Webber and Honor Brabazon reported in 2013: “The same social class that ruled over agricultural production in 2005 continues to rule today in 2012.” woborders.blog/2013/10/24/sharp-limits-to-agrarian-reform/Permalink On twitter.com
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In mid-2019, the Morales government cultivated an alliance with Beni cattle interests and celebrated the first beef exports to China.Permalink On twitter.com
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As late as September, Morales government officials were telling the press that Santa Cruz agribusiness would never desert them electorally. This was obviously mistaken.Permalink On twitter.com
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The Bolivia Dice No political alliance, to which Áñez aligned in 2019, has roots in the same agribusiness elite and no real plan to end deforestation.On twitter.com