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Fue Consultor Clave en Elecciones De América Latina. Ahora, La Fiscalía De Bolivia Lo Investiga Tras Un Ataque a Su Expareja

  • On Tuesday, political consultant Fernando Cerimedo was detained at Viru Viru airport in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, following an armed attack on his ex-partner, attorney Nadia Beller, on Monday.
  • Prosecutors charged Cerimedo as the "autor intelectual y mediato" of the attempted feminicide, alleging he pressured Beller to visit the site where attackers disguised as food delivery workers shot her.
  • Known as "el hombre MAGA" in the region, Cerimedo has faced past investigations involving disinformation and coup attempts in Brasil and Chile, defining himself as a political strategist.
  • Cerimedo's lawyer, Margarita Arce, dismissed charges as a "show político," while the Bolivian government stated the accused will receive "no recibir ningún tipo de protección" regarding ties to President Rodrigo Paz.
  • Authorities requested pretrial detention for 180 days while prosecutors indicated they "no descarta la participación de otras personas" as material or intellectual authors in the attack.
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By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español. Former President Evo Morales accuses him of being an “agent of the empire.” His lawyer says it’s all a “political show.” The Bolivian government promises that the accused “will not receive any kind of protection,” without clarifying what kind of professional relationship he had with President Rodrigo Paz. The consultant. The post He was a key consultant in Latin American elections. Now, the Bolivian Prosecuto…

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Milei's former advisor tried to dodge the press at the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Palace of Justice. His former partner, Nadia Beller, survived four shots and is noted as the mastermind of the attack.

The political consultant went from military in Peronism to becoming one of the main digital operators of the ultra-right region. He is now detained in Bolivia and investigated for the shooting attack against Nadia Beller.

Javier Milei's former political adviser refused to testify, while the court awaits the ballistic and telephone assessments to define the procedural situation.The entry The Prosecutor's Office of Bolivia filed charges against Cerimedo and revealed the hypothesis about the attack on Beller was first published in #BorderPeriodismo.

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#BorderPeriodismo broke the news on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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