DTV received more than Bs 19 million in contracts during Luis Arce's administration, according to complaints and official reports.
In total, more than 25 contracts in 13 months, according to the complaint of the deputy Héctor Arce, of the supervised wing of the MAS.
The deputy denounced a clear direction of state advertising towards a journalist with a national arrival. “While community media are dying, others are concentrating millions on official propaganda,”
Similar cases have been seen in Ecuador, Argentina and Venezuela, where the state pattern was transformed into a tool of political control and indirect censorship.
The Government argues that the contracts are for “institutional” purposes. However, DTV's repetition, size and editorial affinity with the ruling party fuel suspicions of covert propaganda.
In the midst of an economic crisis, with fiscal deficits, inflation and fuel shortages, allocating millions to a single private sector generates indignation.
The case emerges in the midst of an internal fracture of the MAS, between President Arce and Evo Morales. For many, DTV media coverage plays a key role in that faction war.
The question that stands out is: are we dealing with a legitimate advertising scheme or a propaganda mechanism with money from all Bolivians?
Journalist Junior Arias and his DTV channel are at the center of a new controversy. Official documents and parliamentary complaints reveal that they received more than Bs 19.2 million (USD 2.7 million) in state contracts during Luis Arce's administration
.The records of the State Procurement System (SICOES) show direct awards for “broadcasting in television and digital media”, mainly from the Ministry of the Presidency.
Between 2021 and 2023, DTV signed multiple agreements with different
public entities.One of the most controversial cases: Bs 3 million for just 24 days of transmission, equivalent to Bs 125,000 per day.
Ministry of the Presidency was not the only customer. Contracts also appear with:
