La Paz, Aug 18, 2026 (AFP) - Advisor to Bolivian president arrested over shooting

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Bolivian police on Tuesday arrested an Argentine close advisor of President Rodrigo Paz over a gun attack on his former partner. Fernando Cerimedo, a political consultant, has worked on the presidential campaigns of several Latin American right-wingers, from Argentina's Javier Milei to former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro to Bolivia's Paz. He stayed on as Paz's advisor after the center-right politician took office in November, ending 20 years o......

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