Adviser to Bolivia’s Paz, Argentina’s Milei Detained over Attack on Analyst
Authorities say Cerimedo is the main suspect as investigators examine a possible romantic dispute and seek pretrial detention over flight risk.
- On Monday night, lawyer Nadia Beller was shot three times at a hotel in the Canal Isuto area of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. She remains in serious condition following the attack.
- Early Tuesday, authorities detained political consultant Fernando Cerimedo at Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz as he prepared to board a flight to Buenos Aires.
- Investigators consider Cerimedo a main suspect, exploring a potential romantic conflict with Beller as a leading hypothesis. Santa Cruz Police Commander David Gomez told reporters authorities are "determining whether he had any involvement" in the shooting.
- Initial reports indicate attackers arrived disguised as food delivery drivers before fleeing on a motorcycle. Cerimedo, a digital strategist for President Javier Milei, has faced scrutiny in Brazil over alleged involvement in campaigns for Jair Bolsonaro.
- As a leading figure behind Derecha Diario and head of the firm Numen, Cerimedo played a key role in developing right-wing movements across Latin America, helping build digital networks for Libertad Avanza.
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Nadia Beller Took 3 Bullets. Now Her Hospital Testimony Rattles Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz's Government
A shooting outside a Bolivian hotel exposes ties between President Rodrigo Paz's closest adviser and the victim, fueling a femicide and corruption probe.
Fernando Cerimedo, co-founder and partner of the disinformation platform La Derecho Diario, was arrested yesterday in Bolivia after an attack on his former partner, Nadia Beller. This one accuses him of attempted femicide by hanging during his relationship and assures that Cerimedo sent the hitmen who shot him three times at the exit of a hotel. Although the administration of President Rodrigo Paz sympathized with the victim and demanded “a seri…
An Argentine consultant who advised Milei's campaign detained in Bolivia after a shooting
Bolivian police detained Argentine political consultant Fernando Cerimedo in the early hours of Tuesday at Viru Viru international airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, hours after his former partner, Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller, was shot three times outside a hotel in the city. Cerimedo has not been formally charged and his involvement in the attack, which remains under investigation, has not been established.
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