Evo Morales reinforces his safety in the tropics with foreigners and expects them to arrive more

The former president of Bolivia Evo Morales (2006 – 2019) will strengthen its security in the Tropic of Cochabamba, its political and trade union bastion, with the presence of young foreigners who formed the International Committee in Defense and Solidarity with the former president, two of their leaders reported this Sunday.

“We will have vigil activities in defense of Evo Morales(…) We came to Lauca ñ and here we will be with several activities but also in (the central city of) Cochabamba where we will make talks from the committee, ”said Argentina’s University María Macedo, interviewed on the Kawsachun Coca radio, related to Morales.

Macedo together with Chilean Felipe Barriga arrived at the Lauca Ñ town, where the former president has been protected by hundreds of cocaleros and peasants since November 2024.

Evo Morales reinforces his safety in the tropics with foreigners and expects them to arrive more.

The student emphasized that she and her partner arrived at Bolivia “For their own will” and that they will follow Morales for “conviction and loyalty.”

“I was surprised (the news of) that there was a defense and solidarity committee with Evo, I first did not believe so much, time goes by, it was confirmed and I am totally convinced that we have some brothers and sisters outside Bolivia who support our policy,” said Morales.

Evo Morales prepares for elections

The former governor ceased to be the president of the official Movement to Socialism (MAS) in November 2024, after the judicial and electoral bodies validated a congress held in May 2024 by the ‘Arcista’ faction, as the followers of President Luis Arce are known, who chose as the new leader of the party to the peasant leader Grover García, related to the government.

Despite these resolutions, Morales announced that it will go to the general elections of August as “unique candidate” with the Front for Victory (FPV) party, after renouncing the more after 30 years of leadership.

Macedo indicated that some students of foreign students and social movements will arrive in the coming weeks from Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru and Chile to support the ex -president.

“We are going to continue here until the elections are held and until our leader assumes the presidency,” said the student of the Federal University of Latin American Integration.

The case of Evo Morales in Justice

Macedo indicated that the committee he represents is against the “political persecution” that “suffers” Morales, so they will accompany him in Lauca ñ and will be organized in the city of Cochabamba.

The Prosecutor’s Office of Bolivia investigates the ex -president for aggravated trafficking of people, in which he is accused of having had a relationship with a minor with whom he would have had a child in 2016 in the southern region of Tarija, when he exercised the presidency.

In October, the arrest warrant was issued against Morales, which was ratified in February of this year, however the police have not yet executed it.

Justice also issued the declaration of rebellion against the former governor, for not appearing to two precautionary hearings before a court, forbade him to leave the country, he ordered the preventive annotation of his assets and the freezing of his bank accounts.

Morales followers perform permanent vigils in all populations of the Tropic of Cochabamba, announced that they will excavate wells to avoid the landing of airplanes or helicopters in the area and in recent days they were armed with sticks and stones in different populations.

The judicial process aggravates the relationship between Morales and President Luis Arce, distanced since the late 2021 due to differences in state administration and the control of the MAS.

Prepared with EFE information

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