US EditionOfficial Close to the President of Bolivia Shot Dead
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The Morning CallAssociated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The Bolivian police investigates the shooting death of a public official close to the center-right president Rodrigo Paz in the southern city of Tarija where the president was mayor and senator. In a message in his X account the presidential spokesperson Karla Faval said that Mauricio Aramayo, a friend close to Paz, was murdered on Thursday night and “had been threatened for not yielding to a coima” of “ma…
The one who was one of the campaign coordinators of the now president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, and former director of the National Service of Agricultural Health and Food Safety (Senasag), Mauricio Aramayo, was shot dead on Thursday night. According to witnesses, two hooded men shot Aramayo when he was returning home after a meeting for the departmental and municipal elections, which will be held in March and in which he intended to run for coun…
🔊 Listen to this news: President Rodrigo Paz expressed his deep sorrow on Friday, January 9, 2026, for the murder of Mauricio Aramayo, who was shot and killed Thursday night in the city of Tarija. This statement was shared in an official communiqué issued by the President's office. Presidential Condolences: In the message, the head of state expressed his most sincere condolences to Aramayo's family and friends. He also stated that he respectful…
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The presidential spokesperson, Carla Faval, published on social networks that Mauricio Aramayo had already received death threats for refusing to pay a coima. According to him, these warnings would be related to his work in Senasag, where he reported acts of corruption, directly linking the crime with his firm stance against irregular practices. Mauricio Aramayo was a close collaborator in the electoral campaign with current President Rodrigo Pa…
The shooting death of Mauricio Aramayo, a collaborator of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira and former departmental director of the National Service for Agricultural Health and Food Safety (Senasag), has generated dismay in Bolivia, while the government links the crime with alleged threats that Aramayo received for refusing to participate in acts of corruption.The murder occurred on Thursday night in the center of the city of Tarija (south)…
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