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Bolivia’s newly sworn-in President Rodrigo Paz denounced what he called a massive $15 billion corruption hole, revealed through an ongoing state audit.
Speaking in La Paz, Paz compared the situation to performing an "autopsy" on a state he says has been "killed" by years of large-scale theft and mismanagement.

He vowed to rebuild government institutions to once again serve the Bolivian people, warning that the estimated corruption figure may continue to grow as investigations advance.

The remarks come as Bolivia faces deep political and economic instability following a contentious transition of power.




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00:00we are not transforming the state we are basically performing an autopsy the state is dead
00:18because whoever steals more than 15 billion dollars and the figure seems to be growing
00:27has killed a state that was supposed to serve bolivians
00:30and what we are doing is more than creating or reviving a state that is stuck
00:37it is an autopsy of this state to truly create a state that is at the service of bolivians
00:44that is at the service of bolivians
00:46day in day out always for the
00:53good evening
00:56but basically speaking with the minister of economy there is no money
01:05they spent all the money and some sectors know that we are carrying out decisions within the
01:09state so that what was a bad expense becomes a response with the few resources that we can
01:14have for each of the men and women of the country within the services of the state
01:17but it is a reality it is a reality that we have to face that's why we were put in this position to deal with
01:30the purchase of nine radars
01:37there are nine radars they never worked and they cost 360 million euros
01:43in other words they were bought they were bought
01:47but then uh that's the disproportion of what's happening
01:51i'm just giving an example
01:55progress progress
02:09progress progress
02:28progress
02:49you
02:58Ah.
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