Bolivia to arrest former president Evo Morales in due time
1 week, 6 days ago

Bolivia to arrest former president Evo Morales in due time

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-27 14:42 Bolivia's former president Evo Morales attends a rally celebrating his first electoral victory, back in 2005, in Chimore, Bolivia December 18, 2024. LA PAZ -- The Bolivian government will arrest former president Evo Morales in due time, a senior official said on Thursday. The action will be taken, and the arrest warrant will be complied without putting the lives of innocent people at risk," said Gustavo Torrico, deputy minister of coordination and government management. The former president now stayed in the region protected by a security team organized by loyal social movements in Chapare in Cochabamba department.

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Bolivia’s former leader Evo Morales seeks a political comeback from his stronghold in the tropics
1 week, 4 days ago

Bolivia’s former leader Evo Morales seeks a political comeback from his stronghold in the tropics

Associated Press  

LAUCA Ñ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s former leader Evo Morales has a campaign pitch for 2025 that has worked elsewhere: Other politicians of recent years have brought you nothing but misery. “Brother Evo was in these fields with us,” said Jose Luis Calicho, 39, nodding toward Morales’ own plot of land. A recent MAS congress in Chapare declared Morales was the …

Bolivia to arrest former president Evo Morales in due time
1 week, 6 days ago

Bolivia to arrest former president Evo Morales in due time

China Daily  

Bolivia's former president Evo Morales attends a rally celebrating his first electoral victory, back in 2005, in Chimore, Bolivia December 18, 2024. LA PAZ -- The Bolivian government will arrest former president Evo Morales in due time, a senior official said on Thursday. The action will be taken, and the arrest warrant will be complied without putting the lives of …

Bolivia prosecutor seeks Morales arrest over 'trafficking' of minor
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Bolivia prosecutor seeks Morales arrest over 'trafficking' of minor

Raw Story  

An arrest warrant has been issued for Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales with calls for an initial detention period of six months on suspicion of "trafficking" a 15-year-old girl while in office, authorities said Monday. "The exceptional measure of preventive imprisonment for six months in a public jail is being requested," the country's attorney general Roger Mariaca said late Monday. Hours …

Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and now Bolivia — street protests paralyse another South American nation
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and now Bolivia — street protests paralyse another South American nation

Firstpost  

For the past two months, Bolivia has been grappling with major political unrest that emerged out of the power struggle between the country’s top politicians. However, at the heart of the protests lies public discontent and resentment over the state of affairs, the same anger sparked clashes in other Latin American nations Supporters of Bolivian President Luis Arce crowd into …

Arce celebra la victoria sobre Morales por la conducción del oficialismo en Bolivia
1 month, 1 week ago

Arce celebra la victoria sobre Morales por la conducción del oficialismo en Bolivia

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Con una ofrenda a la Madre Tierra y rodeado de dirigentes afines, el presidente boliviano Luis Arce celebró el jueves la victoria sobre el exmandatario Evo Morales después de que el Tribunal Supremo Electoral lo desconoció como jefe del partido de gobierno tras una dura batalla legal por su control. Brujos aymaras iniciaron un rito de …

Bolivia court bars former leader Evo Morales from running for office
2 months ago

Bolivia court bars former leader Evo Morales from running for office

Al Jazeera  

The ruling prevents the country’s first Indigenous president from contesting elections scheduled in August 2025. Bolivia’s constitutional court has barred former President Evo Morales from running again for elected office, preventing him from contesting next year’s presidential election. Bolivia’s first Indigenous president, Morales led the country from 2006 to 2019 and was extremely popular until he tried to bypass the …

Evo Morales levanta huelga de hambre mientras sus seguidores irrumpen sesión en congreso en Bolivia
2 months ago

Evo Morales levanta huelga de hambre mientras sus seguidores irrumpen sesión en congreso en Bolivia

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — El expresidente de Bolivia Evo Morales suspendió su huelga de hambre iniciada hace seis días, anunciaron sus seguidores el viernes, mientras legisladores leales al político irrumpieron en la sesión del parlamento en la que el presidente Luis Arce tenia previsto dar su informe anual. En su informe al país, Arce dijo que nunca imaginó que un …

Indigenous Leader Evo Morales' Supporters Storm Military Barracks, Take Hostages
2 months, 1 week ago

Indigenous Leader Evo Morales' Supporters Storm Military Barracks, Take Hostages

New Indian Express  

Supporters of Bolivia's ex-president Evo Morales stormed a military barracks in central Chapare province and took around 20 soldiers hostage. This incident comes nearly three weeks after Morales backers began blocking roads to prevent his arrest on charges of trumping up rape charges aimed at thwarting his political comeback.

Ex-President Morales Claims He Survives Assassination Attempt in Bolivia
2 months, 1 week ago

Ex-President Morales Claims He Survives Assassination Attempt in Bolivia

Associated Press  

Former President Evo Morales of Bolivia claimed he survived an assassination attempt on Sunday after unidentified men opened fire on his car. Morales blamed President Arce's government for the outburst of violence, saying it was part of a coordinated campaign by Bolivian authorities to sideline him from politics. The incident coincides with a bitter rift at the highest rungs of …

Former Bolivian President Claims He Was Shot at an Assassination Attempt
2 months, 1 week ago

Former Bolivian President Claims He Was Shot at an Assassination Attempt

CNN  

Former Bolivian president Evo Morales claims his car was hit by gunfire in an attempted assassination attempt amid simmering political tensions in the country. Morales blamed the government for the attack, which he called a 'failure' that adds to the 'political defeat of a government that has lost legitimacy in the eyes of the Bolivian people'.

Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassination
2 months, 1 week ago

Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassination

LA Times  

Former President Evo Morales speaks to supporters after marching to La Paz, Bolivia, to protest current President Luis Arce in September. Former President Evo Morales of Bolivia claimed he survived an assassination attempt on Sunday after unidentified men opened fire on his car. Morales, who served as Bolivia’s first Indigenous president from 2006-2019, described the burst of gunfire that hit …

Rival protesters clash in Bolivia as ex-President Evo Morales leads a march to the capital
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rival protesters clash in Bolivia as ex-President Evo Morales leads a march to the capital

Associated Press  

EL ALTO, Bolivia — Bolivia’s pro-government supporters and security forces confronted protesters loyal to former president Evo Morales in a street melee Sunday, the second such violent escalation this week as fears grew of further unrest in the Andean nation. Seeking to portray the march as a reflection of Bolivia’s Indigenous highland culture as much as a political exercise, Morales …

Bolivian president orchestrated a ‘self-coup,’ political rival claims
6 months, 1 week ago

Bolivian president orchestrated a ‘self-coup,’ political rival claims

LA Times  

President Luis Arce speaks after an interview at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, on Friday, two days after Army troops stormed the palace in what Arce called a coup attempt. Former President Evo Morales on Sunday accused his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving Bolivians by staging a “self-coup” last week to earn political points among the …

Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claims
6 months, 1 week ago

Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claims

Hindustan Times  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Former Bolivian President Evo Morales on Sunday accused his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving the Bolivian people by staging a “self-coup” last week to earn political points among the electorate, marking a sharp downturn in an already fraught relationship. Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claims Morales was initially among the …

Bolivian president orchestrated a ‘self-coup,’ political rival Evo Morales claims
6 months, 1 week ago

Bolivian president orchestrated a ‘self-coup,’ political rival Evo Morales claims

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Former President Evo Morales on Sunday accused his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving Bolivians by staging a “self-coup” last week to earn political points among the electorate, marking a sharp downturn in an already fraught relationship. Morales was initially among the country’s most powerful voices to say the approximately 200 members of the military …

Bolivia’s leader says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to ‘take over’ as president
6 months, 1 week ago

Bolivia’s leader says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to ‘take over’ as president

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian President Luis Arce said Friday a former general planned to “take over” the government and become president in a failed coup, and he denied that the Andean nation was in an economic crisis. Arce said also his government has been “politically attacked” by his one-time ally turned rival, former President Evo Morales, saying the infighting …

17 arrested in Bolivia over links to failed coup
6 months, 1 week ago

17 arrested in Bolivia over links to failed coup

Hindustan Times  

Bolivian authorities on Thursday paraded handcuffed detainees in front of the media, announcing 17 arrests after a botched coup d'etat that has deepened political turmoil in a country mired in severe economic crisis. Gustavo Flores-Macias, a professor of government at Cornell University in New York state, told AFP the failed coup was "a symptom of a significant and broad discontent" …

Bolivia’s president lambasts accusations of a self-coup as 'lies' as his supporters rally
6 months, 1 week ago

Bolivia’s president lambasts accusations of a self-coup as 'lies' as his supporters rally

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian President Luis Arce on Thursday angrily called accusations that he was behind an attempted coup against his government “lies,” saying the general who apparently led it acted on his own and vowing that he would face justice. Bolivian President Luis Arce raises a clenched fist surrounded by supporters and media, outside the government palace in …

How tensions in Bolivia fueled an attempt to oust President Arce from power
6 months, 1 week ago

How tensions in Bolivia fueled an attempt to oust President Arce from power

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace on Wednesday as President Luis Arce said his country faced an apparent attempted coup. Wednesday’s uprising appeared to be led by general commander of the army Juan José Zúñiga, who told journalists gathered at the plaza outside the palace that “Surely soon there will be a …

Bitter political fight in Bolivia is paralyzing the government
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bitter political fight in Bolivia is paralyzing the government

LA Times  

A supporter attends the Movement for Socialism or MAS party convention to elect a new leader to replace former President Evo Morales in El Alto, Bolivia, in May. The throngs of street vendors in the South American country’s vast informal workforce ended their nearly 60-mile march from Bolivia’s mountain-rimmed plains with a call that summoned years of growing anger over …

On this day: A look at historic events that took place on 22 January
1 year, 11 months ago

On this day: A look at historic events that took place on 22 January

Firstpost  

Each day of the calendar has seen several incidents over the years. On this day in 1973, the US Supreme Court established the Roe v. Wade law, terming state restrictions on abortion “unconstitutional.” On the same day in 1992, Dr Roberta Bondar became the first female astronaut from Canada to travel to space on NASA’s Discovery. 22 January- Historic Events: …

Bolivia judge orders pre-trial detention for opposition head
2 years ago

Bolivia judge orders pre-trial detention for opposition head

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — A judge in Bolivia sentenced opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho to four months of pretrial detention on terrorism charges early Friday, a move that is bound to increase divisions and unrest in the country. “I’ll never give up on this fight for Bolivia’s democracy,” Camacho said during the virtual hearing that took place while he was …

Bolivia judge orders pre-trial detention for opposition head
2 years ago

Bolivia judge orders pre-trial detention for opposition head

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I’ll never give up on this fight for Bolivia’s …

Bolivian opposition leader held on ‘terrorism’ charges
2 years ago

Bolivian opposition leader held on ‘terrorism’ charges

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutors in Bolivia are seeking six months of pre-trial detention in the case of Luis Fernando Camacho, the governor of Santa Cruz and prominent right-wing leader whose sudden arrest on Wednesday sparked allegations of kidnapping. The Santa Cruz governor also faces ongoing investigations into his role during Bolivia’s 2019 political crisis, which led to the departure of then-President Evo Morales. …

Former Bolivian president sentenced to 10 years in prison
2 years, 6 months ago

Former Bolivian president sentenced to 10 years in prison

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Former Bolivian interim President Jeanine Áñez was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday on charges linked to her assumption of office in 2019 amid violent protests that led to the resignation and exile of her predecessor, Evo Morales. The ouster of Bolivia’s first Indigenous president and his vice president created a power vacuum that allowed …

First Peruvian ex-president on trial for Odebrecht scandal
2 years, 10 months ago

First Peruvian ex-president on trial for Odebrecht scandal

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — A Peruvian judge started a trial Monday for corruption charges against former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, both accused of money laundering in a scandal involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht that has stained the highest political leaders in this South American country over the last two decades. Humala is the first former leader of Peru standing …

ICC denies Bolivia request to investigate ex-leader Morales
2 years, 10 months ago

ICC denies Bolivia request to investigate ex-leader Morales

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said Monday he will not launch a full investigation into allegations that former Bolivian President Evo Morales and his supporters committed crimes against humanity by establishing roadblocks that prevented people in one of Latin America’s poorest nations from accessing vital health care during the coronavirus pandemic. Bolivia asked the global …

Bolivia’s Jeanine Anez ordered to four months pre-trial detention
3 years, 9 months ago

Bolivia’s Jeanine Anez ordered to four months pre-trial detention

Al Jazeera  

The former interim president is charged with terrorism, sedition and conspiracy in relation to events that began in 2019 A judge ordered Bolivia’s former interim President Jeanine Anez to four months of preventative detention for her role in the ouster of Bolivian leader Evo Morales in 2019. During a virtual court hearing due to the coronavirus pandemic, local media reported …

Bolivia arrests ex-leader in crackdown on opposition
3 years, 9 months ago

Bolivia arrests ex-leader in crackdown on opposition

Daily Mail  

The conservative interim president who led Bolivia for a year was arrested on Saturday as officials of the restored leftist government pursue those involved in the 2019 ouster of socialist leader Evo Morales, which they regard as a coup, and the administration that followed. Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Áñez is escorted by police after her arrest in the capital …

Bolivia ex-president Jeanine Anez behind bars over alleged coup
3 years, 9 months ago

Bolivia ex-president Jeanine Anez behind bars over alleged coup

Al Jazeera  

Conservative politician faced an arrest warrant on charges of ‘terrorism’, sedition and conspiracy over alleged coup. Bolivia’s former interim President Jeanine Anez has been arrested over the 2019 political crisis that saw her replace predecessor Evo Morales, reigniting tensions in the South American nation. Anez, who was arrested in the early morning hours in her hometown of Trinidad and flown …

Bolivia: Arrest order for former interim president, others
3 years, 9 months ago

Bolivia: Arrest order for former interim president, others

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bolivia's former interim president said …

Bolivia’s ex-President Anez says government seeks her arrest
3 years, 9 months ago

Bolivia’s ex-President Anez says government seeks her arrest

Al Jazeera  

Bolivian prosecutors also want to arrest two men accused of helping force Evo Morales’ departure in 2019. Bolivia’s conservative former President Jeanine Anez said on Friday that the country’s leftist government had issued an arrest warrant for her and members of her interim administration that took over after the resignation of Evo Morales in 2019. Bolivian prosecutors are A prosecutor …

The turmoil in Bolivia shows that, in times of crisis, the world’s democratic powers cannot be relied on
4 years ago

The turmoil in Bolivia shows that, in times of crisis, the world’s democratic powers cannot be relied on

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Morales’s departure preserves democracy and paves …

Evo Morales completes triumphant Bolivia return. Now what?
4 years, 1 month ago

Evo Morales completes triumphant Bolivia return. Now what?

Al Jazeera  

After a year in exile, Morales returns to a polarised Bolivia following the election victory of his left-wing party. Waving the Whipala, the checkered colourful Indigenous flag and chanting, “Evo, Evo,” thousands of supporters welcomed the return of Evo Morales, Bolivia’s maverick former president on Wednesday to the town of Chimore. “One for the opposition and the international audiences to …

In Pictures: Bolivia’s Morales back from year in exile
4 years, 1 month ago

In Pictures: Bolivia’s Morales back from year in exile

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of supporters of Bolivia’s ex-President Evo Morales crowded into his political stronghold on Wednesday for a climactic rally to mark his triumphant return to his homeland. Morales had been the subject of a detention order for “terrorism” by the previous right-wing interim government, but that was lifted by the public prosecutor following Arce’s election victory. Many are hoping for …

Evo Morales returns to Bolivia, ending year in exile
4 years, 1 month ago

Evo Morales returns to Bolivia, ending year in exile

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Former President Evo Morales returned to Bolivia on Monday following an election that returned his socialist party to power a year after he fled the nation amid a wave of protests. But a judge has cancelled the arrest warrant and the man who led Bolvia for almost 14 years apparently feels confident he is safe back …

Evo Morales returns to Bolivia, ending year in exile
4 years, 2 months ago

Evo Morales returns to Bolivia, ending year in exile

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former President Evo Morales returned to Bolivia on Monday following …

Evo Morales returns to Bolivia, ending the former president’s year in exile
4 years, 2 months ago

Evo Morales returns to Bolivia, ending the former president’s year in exile

LA Times  

Former president of Bolivia Evo Morales waves during a rally with supporters in Villazon on Monday after he walked across a border bridge from Argentina. Evo Morales, former president of Bolivia, returned to the nation on Monday after an election that returned his socialist party to power a year after he fled the nation amid a wave of protests. Hundreds …

Evo Morales returns to Bolivia from exile in Argentina
4 years, 2 months ago

Evo Morales returns to Bolivia from exile in Argentina

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of cheering and flag-waving supporters welcomed Morales in Bolivia a year after he was removed from power. Former longtime Bolivian leader Evo Morales crossed the border back into Bolivia on Monday, ending a year in exile, one day after a close ally and member of his MAS leftist party was sworn in as president. Morales, who led Bolivia for …

Left resurgence in Bolivia
4 years, 2 months ago

Left resurgence in Bolivia

The Hindu  

The landslide victory of theMovement towards Socialism party in Bolivia’s presidential election, held in the third week of October, is a sharp rebuke of both the right-wing forces in Latin America and the Donald Trump administration in the United States. Until recently, The New York Times, along with the rest of the U.S. media, had been a vocal supporter of …

Bolivia parliament approves charges against ex-interim president
4 years, 2 months ago

Bolivia parliament approves charges against ex-interim president

Al Jazeera  

The parliament recommends a trial against Jeanine Anez for ‘genocide’ and backs criminal indictment of 11 ministers. Bolivia’s outgoing parliament approved a motion recommending that ex-interim president Jeanine Anez and her ministers face justice for responsibility over last year’s unrest which left around 30 people dead. The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, meeting in joint session, approved on Thursday …

Final count gives leftist big victory in Bolivia election
4 years, 2 months ago

Final count gives leftist big victory in Bolivia election

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — A final official vote count released Friday gave leftist Luis Arce a smashing victory in Bolivia’s presidential election, a vindication for the Movement Toward Socialism party of ousted President Evo Morales, who was barred from running. Arce served as economy minister for a dozen years under Morales, Bolivia’s first Indigenous president, as the country’s mineral exports …

Bolivia’s Luis Arce says ‘no role’ for Evo Morales in new gov’t
4 years, 2 months ago

Bolivia’s Luis Arce says ‘no role’ for Evo Morales in new gov’t

Al Jazeera  

Morales remains president of Arce’s party, but Bolivian president-elect says influence will be limited to that position. Bolivia’s president-elect Luis Arce said there was “no role” in his government for socialist party leader Evo Morales, who governed for almost 14 years before resigning under pressure last year and fleeing the country. “He will not have any role in our government,” …

A year after disputed ballot, Bolivians return to polls, and ex-President Evo Morales looms large
4 years, 2 months ago

A year after disputed ballot, Bolivians return to polls, and ex-President Evo Morales looms large

LA Times  

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales, shown in a file photo holding coca leaves as he speaks to the U.N. about drugs, remains in exile in Argentina. He is not on the ballot, but former President Evo Morales looms large in Bolivia’s much-anticipated national elections Sunday. An economic recession — fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and depressed commodity prices — has …

Bolivia readies for long-delayed presidential election
4 years, 2 months ago

Bolivia readies for long-delayed presidential election

Al Jazeera  

Luis Arce leads in the polls, but the MAS candidate may not be able to avoid a risky, second-round runoff. “A second round would pit the MAS against Carlos Mesa, as Fernando Camacho would withdraw,” said John Crabtree, co-author of the book Bolivia: Processes of Change. “She’s going to leave office in shame, as someone who attempted to stay on …

Bolivia hopes election can help ease year of pain, turmoil
4 years, 2 months ago

Bolivia hopes election can help ease year of pain, turmoil

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The leading contenders are former Economy Minister Luis Arce, who led an extended boom …

He’s not running, but Morales looms large in Bolivia vote
4 years, 3 months ago

He’s not running, but Morales looms large in Bolivia vote

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Even in exile, Evo Morales looms over Bolivia’s election next month. In a speech to the virtual U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, interim President Jeanine Áñez accused neighboring Argentina, where Morales is in self-exile, of ″systematic and abusive harassment″ of Bolivia’s institutions and supporting a “violent conspiracy” led by the former president. Carlos Mesa is a …

HRW: Terrorism charges against Morales ‘politically motivated’
4 years, 3 months ago

HRW: Terrorism charges against Morales ‘politically motivated’

Al Jazeera  

The charges were traced to a phone call during which Morales allegedly encouraged violent protests. Terrorism charges against former Bolivian President Evo Morales over violence that erupted in the country after he fled the country last year, appear to be “politically motivated”, a rights group has said in a report. Morales, Bolivia’s first Indigenous president, was pressured to resign in …

Bolivia bars ex-President Morales from running for Senate
4 years, 10 months ago

Bolivia bars ex-President Morales from running for Senate

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Thursday rejected the candidacy of former President Evo Morales for a Senate seat in May’s elections because he does not reside in the South American country, a decision the ousted leader called a “blow to democracy.” Morales, who resigned in November and fled the country after a disputed Oct. 20 election …

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