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The newspaper La Jornada
Wednesday, September 18, 2024, p. 27

Vila Vila. The first day of the March to Save Bolivia, led by former President Evo Morales, left 13 people injured, including three police officers, reported the Minister of Government, Eduardo del Castillo.

Called by Morales, the protest will cover 200 kilometers over a week to reach from Oruro to the seat of government, La Paz, as part of his dispute with the current president, which began when the former president announced his candidacy for next year’s elections.

A few kilometers after the contingent left, a group sympathetic to Arce tried to stop their advance and burned a doll representing Morales, but the marchers outnumbered them and threw stones at them, amid tear gas.

Del Castillo denied the use of tear gas by the police and said they were attacked by Morales supporters. It was a violent day organized by Evo Moralessaid.

Bolivian police reported that their officers They were attacked with slingshots and stones without any cause and with the aim of provoking the police forces, resulting in several police officers being injured, as well as police vehicles being significantly damaged..

President Luis Arce accused Morales of wanting impose his candidacy by fair means or foul and wrote on his Facebook account: Destroying, threatening, blocking and sowing hatred will always be easier for those who do not believe in democracy, for those who believe themselves to be saviors of scenarios of uncertainty that they themselves seek to promote..

They don’t just want to disqualify mesaid Morales and accused Arce of wanting regulate political rights.

Meanwhile, Bolivian Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa addressed the country on social media last night international community for report that A new coup d’état is brewing in Bolivia, led by Evo Morales, with the aim of shortening the mandate of President Luis Arce.