Minister says alleged putschists will be charged with crimes after apparent mutiny in volatile country
Bolivia's sacked army head Gen Juan José Zúñiga Macías is arrested after an apparent coup attempt against the president, Luis Arce.Bolivia's sacked army head Gen Juan José Zúñiga Macías is arrested after an apparent coup attempt against the president, Luis Arce.
Del Castillo claimed the two men then embraced, adding: “Nobody could have imagined that the next day … our country would see a failed coup attempt.” Bolivia, a landlocked country of about 12.5m citizens, is currently enduring a punishing economic crisis with gas exports plummeting and social unrest on the rise. To make matters worse, ais playing out between Arce and Evo Morales, the former president who helped elect him in 2020. Both men have said they plan to seek the presidency in next year’s election for their party, the Movimiento al Socialismo .
Deisy Choque, a Mas lawmaker, hailed president Arce – a UK-educated former finance minister – as a hero. “He will never be seen as a coward or a traitor – he stood up to the coup attempt and democracy triumphed,” Choque said.
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