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Bolivian government withdraws law against corruption and money laundering that had been denounced as draconian by opposition protests.T la-razon.com/nacional/2021/10/15/arce-justifica-el-retiro-de-la-ley-los-golpistas-pretendian-desestabilizar-el-pais/Permalink On twitter.com
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The huffy withdrawal equates mild protests with "destabilizing" the country, something that didn't happen last Monday.Permalink On twitter.com
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Summary of the critique: google.com/amp/s/eldeber.com.bo/amp/pais/por-que-se-rechaza-con-un-paro-la-ley-contra-la-legitimacion-de-ganancias-ilicitas_250622On twitter.com
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Stopping the Ley de Ganancias Ilícitas was added opposition coalition protests of October 11, largely a test of mobilizing capacity around the ongoing left-right divide.Permalink On twitter.com
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(A similar maneuver doomed penal code update and decriminalization of abortion in 2017-18. woborders.blog/2018/03/03/abortion-law-reversed/)Permalink On twitter.com
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Money-laundering regimes do grant extraordinary powers to investigators, enabling competent investigators to root out corrupt acts, but also potentially providing a tool for partisan witch hunts. Partisan distrust, still peaking, means fears of the latter won out here.Permalink On twitter.com
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Imminent mobilization by shopkeepers (which Arce glossed as "the right wing spreading misinformation among popular sectors") also contributed to this outcome. la-razon.com/nacional/2021/10/15/gremiales-ratifican-paro-de-48-horas-y-ahora-piden-la-abrogacion-de-la-ley-1386/Permalink On twitter.com