AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoWildlife: Bolivia’s newly identified tilcayo wildcat faces threats from gold mining, mercury pollution and capture for the pet trade. Researchers say its wild population and range remain unknown, strengthening calls for habitat protection and further study. Legal Inquiry: Prosecutors have opened an investigation into former President Evo Morales and ex-Vice President Álvaro García Linera over alleged murder and torture tied to a 2009 police raid that killed three Europeans. The case follows an Inter-American human rights finding of extrajudicial executions and serious violations. Fuel Pressures: With diesel subsidies scrapped and market prices about twice as high, farmer Etson Machaca is turning plastic, tires and used oil into tractor fuel at a small plant near La Paz. Drug Trafficking: Bolivian authorities say they thwarted an attempt to smuggle cocaine concealed in fertilizer; the investigation is seeking to identify those involved and the shipment’s route.
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