Bolivia’s transformative and divisive former President Evo Morales has told the Associated Press that he would press on with a hunger strike until the government of his protégé-turned-rival agreed to a political dialogue.
Former Bolivia ’s President Evo Morales points to a bullet hole on his car that he claims was the result of an assassination attempt, in Lauca N, Chapare region, Bolivia , Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, amid an ongoing political conflict with the government of President Luis Arce . Former President Evo Morales walks in Lauca N, Chapare region, Bolivia , Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, amid an ongoing political conflict with the government of President Luis Arce .
That’s what happened earlier this month, escalating pressure on Arce to take action against the protesters who have marooned hundreds of thousands of residents in the highlands, raising fears of food and gasoline shortages and hiking up already inflated prices in major cities, even the capital of La Paz.
“What happened was very inhumane,” Morales said, adding that his refusal to eat was also aimed at pressuring authorities to release the 66 detainees. “These are humble people who were presented as terrorists.”in what the former president claimed was a government-led assassination attempt. Officials in Arce’s government denied this, alleging that police opened fire because Morales’ van had barreled through a security checkpoint.
“Please, it’s not a take-over of military barracks,” Morales said. “They are vigils until their economic and political demands are met.” Morales and his supporters have decried the case as a political witch hunt aimed at blocking his candidacy in the 2025 election.
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