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...small group of ranchers is preventing us from carrying out rightful land reform in the eastern region of Santa Cruz," says Bolivia's Vice Minister of Land, Alejandro Almaraz, who accuses Larsen of attacking his convoy this spring. "U.S.-born Ronald Larsen is leading this violent resistance." But critics counter that Morales is hyping the case to build support ahead of Sunday's referendum in Santa Cruz, where opposition parties are pressing for autonomy from the central government - and ahead of a constitutional referendum later this year on changes that include capping the amount of land that can be owned...
...Club Latinoamericano at the Business School, will feature eight panel discussions with elite Latin American business leaders. The panels will focus on Latin America’s presence in fields like energy, real estate, and private equity, while also addressing the current macroeconomic status of the region. Alejandro Rocha, an MBA candidate and one of two co-chairs for the conference, cited a number of reasons for hosting the event, including a feeling that many investors were following the crowd and investing in Asian countries while bypassing investment opportunities in Latin America. “We want to incentivize direct...
...first outsider to be able to take advantage of the new system [and] to challenge the entrenched powerbrokers successfully,” Frankel said. But, Frankel continued, while Fox had difficulty getting his policies passed by the Mexican Congress, Calderón has had more success. Mexican national Alejandro Rocha, a student at Harvard Business School, said that Fox was evasive during the question and answer session. “It’s great to see someone who changed the 72-year ruling party, [but] I think he didn’t really answer any questions...
...debarking a flight from Venezuela, she noticed one that was densely packed with rectangular shapes. On inspection, they turned out to be bricks of bank-notes amounting to $790,550. "He didn't seem to be particularly nervous," says Telpuk of the bag's owner, Venzuelan-American businessman Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson, a resident of Key Biscayne with alleged links to President Hugo Chavez and a taste for red Ferraris. "He acted perfectly natural until I ordered him to open the bag. Then he did become uncomfortable and at first he didn't react, so I had to insist...
...seen by TIME sets up a 45-day process with all mail-in ballots due by June 3, primary day. While the proposal does not go into who exactly will pay for the procedure, it sets aside a one-month period for "fundraising." Florida State Democratic Party Press Secretary Alejandro Mayar said the plan includes all aspects of the mail-in scenario. Says Mayar, "It's a very detailed plan." The proposal had already been circulated among top state Democratic players for their input. "We're being 'shopped,' would be more accurate," said Florida Senate Democratic Leader Steve Geller. Under...