Evo Morales could be arrested tonight or tomorrow in Bolivia.
He’s heading to La Paz to register his candidacy, joined by thousands of indigenous supporters in a convoy trying to stop police from executing his arrest warrant. They've managed to push back the police for now.
He’s heading to La Paz to register his candidacy, joined by thousands of indigenous supporters in a convoy trying to stop police from executing his arrest warrant. They've managed to push back the police for now.
“Evo, you are not alone,” chant his supporters surrounding the convoy.
This is his final battle—either he’s arrested now, or mass support propels him onto the ballot. The Arce government and right-wing opposition are trying to block his candidacy for this year's elections.
This is his final battle—either he’s arrested now, or mass support propels him onto the ballot. The Arce government and right-wing opposition are trying to block his candidacy for this year's elections.
Police along the highway are searching every car in an attempt to find Evo. The internal faction fight within the MAS has ended with the government using the state and judicial system to block him in whatever way they can.
I'm told that the government is internally divided right now about whether to repress this march or to allow it to pass without incident so as not to create martyrs for Evo's faction. Either way, there is an arrest warrant for Evo and they will look weak if they can't enforce it.
23 protesters from the convoy arrested so far, police still don't know where Evo himself is. Tomorrow morning looking like it could be a battle.
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