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From president to fugitive: in the jungle hideout of Evo Morales

From president to fugitive: in the jungle hideout of Evo Morales

The socialist icon wants to defy the Bolivian constitution by running for a fourth term. But is he trying to save the country or himself? Tiago Rogero reports

Deep in the jungle region of Chapare, Bolivia’s coca country, the former president and socialist icon Evo Morales is holed up in a compound surrounded by supporters armed with sticks and homemade shields.

“It was like I was in a movie set, but like a low-budget movie set of a Bolivian Game of Thrones. It was very surreal,” says Tiago Rogero.

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