“We are signaling to the international community that there is a counter-coup in Bolivia,” said Vice President Luis Arce.
“We denounce the irregular mobilizations of certain units of the Bolivian army. Democracy must be respected. » With this brief message on social media, Luis Arce, President of Bolivia, alerted the country to an apparent coup attempt.
Videos of the military entering Plaza Murillo in the center of La Paz circulated on social networks, where Evo Morales, in conflict with Arce, spoke of a “coup d’état” and pointed the finger General Juan José Zúñiga, relieved of his duties in the army yesterday.
The military fired tear gas in the center of La Paz. Many citizens mobilized to Plaza Murillo in front of the Palacio Quemado, seat of the national government, in defense of democracy and in the face of what several officials called an attempted coup in Bolivia.
The military prevented access by firing tear gas, according to a reporter from the newspaper El Deber who broadcast live images of the events in central La Paz.
The Puebla Group showed the entry of military trucks into the center of La Paz. “We condemn the undemocratic uprising of certain units of the Bolivian army. Strength to President Luis Arce, to Evo Morales, to the people and to Bolivian democracy,” declared the Puebla Group.
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