AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCross-Border Enforcement: Bolivia is part of the UAE-led Operation Green Shield 2026, a coordinated Amazon crackdown that ran July 15–31 and deployed 3,600 officers across Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, leading to 839 arrests and major seizures tied to illegal mining, logging, wildlife trafficking, fuel smuggling and land grabbing. Mining Finance: Santacruz Silver’s wholly owned Bolivian unit San Lucas completed its fourth promissory note tranche on Aug. 4, raising 70 million bolivianos at ~10.9985% annual interest to keep its funding program moving in the local capital market. Energy & Gas: Petrobras says it will study offshore LNG export feasibility after Colombia’s offshore natural gas discovery, as Brazil’s New Gas Law and the Gas Release program push market access and competition. Industrial & Skills Support: The U.S. SBA announced $50 million in grants to technical schools under its Empower to Grow program to train small manufacturers—an indirect boost for regional supply chains that Bolivia’s industry sector can watch for best practices. Politics & Roads: Bolivia’s government escalates the Evo Morales case over May–June blockades, framing road disruptions as coercive collective punishment with prosecutors seeking arrest warrants.
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