Politics
Verónica Ormachea Gutiérrez, a Bolivian writer, reported that the Venezuelan government prevented her from participating in the Fifth International Venezuela's Book Fair (Filven), which will take place in Caracas in November 13- November 22, Bolivian media reported.

According to La Razón, a Bolivian newspaper, the embassy of Venezuela in La Paz sent a statement to Pablo Groux, the Bolivian Minister of Cultures, saying that the Venezuelan government did not view as "wise" the fact that Ormachea "is part of the Bolivian delegation" to the book fair.

Groux said that "in a review made by Filven organizers, they realized that in an article she wrote, Ormachea described (Presidents) Evo Morales and Hugo Chávez as dictators," Efe reported.

For her part, the author, while admitting that she can travel to Caracas with a tourist visa, dismissed her participation in the Venezuelan fair, claiming that she feels she is viewed as a "persona non grata."