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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Daniel Ramos and Monica Machicao

Bolivia court sentences opposition leader to four months ahead of trial

Bolivian opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho receives a medical evaluation following his detention, at an undisclosed location in this image released December 28, 2022. TWITTER/Carlos Eduardo del Castillo del Carpio/Handout via REUTERS

A Bolivian court sentenced right-wing opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho to four months of pre-trial detention, a day after he was arrested in connection to 2019 social unrest that saw former leftist President Evo Morales flee the country.

Camacho was arrested on Wednesday and taken to the political capital La Paz, sparking protests amid escalating tensions between his wealthy agricultural base in the region of Santa Cruz and the national government.

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