News about Evo Morales

Evo Morales, in office between 2006 and 2019, is accused of fathering a child with an unnamed 15-year-old child while in office in 2016, when he was 57-years-old. The girl's parents are understood to have agreed to the relationship in return for unspecified 'political favours' the lawsuit claims.

Forces led by army chief General Juan Jose Zuniga stormed the palace of President Luis Arce yesterday as they vowed to 'restore democracy' and rammed the presidential doors with armoured vehicles. But the president pledged to stand firm and named a new army commander who immediately ordered the troops to stand down. Receiving new orders, the soldiers soon pulled back along with their military vehicles and ended the rebellion after just three hours. Meanwhile, security teams descended on the palace and arrested Zuniga, who was confronted directly by the president in a grand hallway in a moment that was captured by Bolivian cameras. 'I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers, and I will not allow this insubordination,' the president declared. Hundreds of Arce's supporters rushed the square outside the palace, waving Bolivian flags, singing the national anthem and cheering as the coup attempt was brought to an end.

Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia's government palace Wednesday as a top government official warned of an attempted coup. The country's President Luis Arce said an 'irregular' deployment of troops was taking place in the capital La Paz as dramatic scenes emerged from the streets. Video on Bolivian television showed Arce confronting the general commander of the Army, Juan José Zúñiga, in the palace hallway. 'I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers, and I will not allow this insubordination,' Arce said. Before entering the government building, Zúñiga told journalists in the plaza: 'Surely soon there will be a new Cabinet of ministers; our country, our state cannot go on like this.' Zúñiga said that 'for now' he recognizes Arce as commander in chief.

Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested in Miami on Friday following an extensive FBI investigation, and the Justice Department reported Monday that he had been charged with serving as a fugitive since at least 1981. Rocha is accused of "clandestine conduct," according to newly unsealed court papers, including meeting with Cuban intelligence agents and giving inaccurate information about his travels and contacts to US government officials.

According to the Associated Press, Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested in Miami on Friday. When he appears in court on Monday, more information about the charges against him will be discussed. During the Cold War, a significant portion of his 25-year diplomatic career was spent in Latin America, including a stint in Cuba's US Interests Section.

The Argentine government has condemned Israel's bombing of Gaza Strip refugee camp, where at least 47 people were killed on Tuesday. The foreign ministry probed the Jabalya camp on Wednesday, which the Israeli government reported was a success for top Hamas commander Ibrahim Biari. According to reports, Israeli military jets launched a second bombing on Wednesday, taking out Hamas militants and burning a command center. The precise number of casualties has not been reported.