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Bolivian opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho arrested on ‘terrorism’ charges

Bolivian opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho arrested on ‘terrorism’ charges

Santa Cruz governor and former presidential candidate flown to La Paz after what his supporters called a ‘kidnapping’

Bolivian police have detained prominent opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho on charges of “terrorism” in a move that significantly escalates tensions between the national government and Camacho’s Santa Cruz base.

Bolivia’s state attorney’s office confirmed the detention on Wednesday of 43-year-old Camacho, the governor of Santa Cruz who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2020.

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