The Bolivia faces the political price of food expensive

Demonstrations spread in several cities in Bolivia.El global increase in prices in food, as well as other local circumstances, are still generate political effects in Bolivia. Evidenced with the protests experimented in several places in the country in the last hours.

In Oruro, Bolivia's President Evo Morales homeland occurred Thursday protests by disgruntled citizens through higher prices. Representative and its sequel, who planned to attend several events in the City cancelled his order of the day and the city.

The considerable increase in the price of sugar has increased consumer protests.

Friday, advice of district, teachers and other sectors give leave peacefully to the streets to protest against the increase in the cost of living.

The Morales Government has accused opponents, entrepreneurs, and shortages of global crisis and rising prices. The representative came to think that people change the sugar for honey to replace breakfast by soup bones.

The Organization of the United Nations emphasized that since August 2010 food have increased steadily in the price world.

As a result, with the local circumstances, also causes tensions in Bolivia. In December, rising food prices climbed once the Government of Evo Morales was the so-called "gasolinazo", a measure which went to the cost of fuels 83 per cent.

After a week of measuring force and violent social protests, Morales struck the controversial "gasolinazo", but the cost of food not reduced to previous levels.

Conversely, the upward trend took place in sugar, meat and other commodities. Bolivia Central Bank has increased its focus on inflation of 4.5 and 6% this year, but economic analysts expected higher numbers.

Some argue that State intervention has worsened the problem of food.

To reverse this trend and contain alleged speculators, the Morales Government began to produce, import and sell food in State Emapa stores directly.

In these warehouses, form long lines of discontent among consumers looking for sugar, a product that is rare in private enterprises. Foci of conflict and tension, then swept the streets.

Many merchants of food, for its part, began protests against Emapa, because they believe that the State Enterprise monopolizes the sale of sugar and rarity.

These groups closed Thursday at Santa Cruz, a bastion of opposition to Government access to the international airport.

Economic analyst Gonzalo Chávez told BBC news that the Bolivia did not take the opportunity represented for agricultural countries, rising prices of food, as happened to the Paraguay and Brazil, which "made with its agriculture revolutions."

In his view, the Bolivia was "a huge agricultural vocation, but now he sees the need for imported food" because no public policy was adopted to increase the agricultural frontier and encourage production.

Chavez believes that "people is concerned about the increase in prices for foodstuffs" and manifestations are not left political because "no there was no opposition in Bolivia".

Despite the criticism on the participation of the State in the production and sale of food, President Morales ratified to continue this policy in order to ensure food security.

Policy analyst, Jorge lazarte, interview with BBC World considers that while the Bolivia generate mobilization for food, there are no conditions that they derived in "political ungovernability."

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