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Bolivia’s New President Alleges $15 Billion Graft, Targets Fuel ‘Mafia’

He says investigations will lead to formal complaints to pursue accountability.

Overview

  • Rodrigo Paz estimates roughly $15 billion in corruption across two decades of MAS rule, describing the tally as preliminary and under investigation.
  • He cites a €360 million air-control radar purchase that he says has not worked in more than a decade as a key example of waste.
  • Paz alleges a scheme linking the Hydrocarbons Ministry, state oil firm YPFB and the ANH that he ties to fuel diversion.
  • The ANH reported intercepting a tanker allegedly smuggling fuel in El Alto with prosecutors and police on-site, and authorities noted initial arrests tied to the case.
  • The government plans targeted legal complaints and full digitalization of state economic processes as the country faces fuel shortages, 18.33% inflation and high fuel import costs.