A group of ranchers, parliamentarians visited the state confinement center El Tinto, located in the municipality of San José de Chiquitos. The committee aimed to verify the production costs of livestock in these facilities. What they found was an abandoned infrastructure, without livestock and with evident deterioration.
The confinement center was inaugurated in 2016 during Evo Morales's administration. At that time, the project was conceived to improve livestock production in the region. However, the inspection revealed the total absence of livestock, overgrown weeds, and fallen fences, which caused indignation among the producers.
Klaus Frerking, president of the Eastern Agricultural Chamber (CAO), criticized the state of the facilities and questioned the lack of government management. According to him, instead of promoting production, the place is completely abandoned and without livestock activity. "Here the only things being raised are grass, weeds, and snakes", he remarked.
Walter Ruiz, president of the Santa Cruz Livestock Federation (FEGASACRUZ), described the center as a "ghost infrastructure". He later denounced that the government has accused them of increasing meat prices while their own projects fail. Additionally, he added that the lack of support for producers and the lack of clear policies harm the sector.
One of the main reasons for the visit was to learn about the State's production costs to compare them with those of the private sector. This sector has been harassed by pressures from regime authorities in recent weeks. However, the lack of livestock and personnel at the site prevented obtaining this information.
According to the ranchers, this finding demonstrates that the masista regime doesn't have real figures on livestock production. This shows that the Government is unaware of how ranchers carry out their activities. Despite this, masismo tries to impose harmful restrictions on the private sector.
