The export of soy products, sugar, oil, and meat has officially been stopped as the country expects that with rising prices it could soon suffer a shortage of these products

Bolivia officially joined the BRICS as a partner state this 2025, with President Luis Arce highlighting the move as key to boosting energy, technology, trade, and sustainable finance amid global transitions

A soybean processing plant will be inaugurated in San Julián, Santa Cruz, with an investment of over US$60 million, covering 26% of the national demand for crude oil and 34% for refined oil, starting production in February 2025

Bolivia will join the BRICS as partner nations starting January 2025, confirmed Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, highlighting the bloc's ongoing expansion to include new members

Incarcerated individuals across several prisons in Bolivia are beginning to use manual and creative work as a means of reintegration into society, offering them opportunities for personal development, entrepreneurship and social reinsertion