Violent clashes at polling places killed one man and wounded dozens of others on Sunday in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Despite the violence and government attempts to stifle the vote, the referendum passed with over 80% of the vote.
Following in the footsteps of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, Bolivian President Evo Morales took control of three foreign oil firms operating inside the country. The coca farmer-cum-presidente issued a sweeping decree this morning, nationalizing Adina, a subsidiary of Repsol YPF, Chaco and Panamerican Energy, a subsidary of British Petroleum, as well oil transportation companies belonging to Shell.
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