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Weekly Report - 03 March 2016 (WR-16-09)
BOLIVIA: Family drama puts Morales on the defensive
Fresh from the setback in the 21 February referendum that dashed his hopes of competing in the 2019 presidential elections, President Evo Morales is facing increased political pressure related to corruption allegations against his ex-partner Gabriela Zapata Montaño. On 28 February Judge Margot Pérez ordered the preventive detention of Zapata on the request of the attorney general’s office, calling her a flight risk. Zapata had been arrested two days earlier in La Paz on charges of illegal earnings, illicit enrichment, and influence peddling.
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