Bolivia’s President and Minister Maria Nela Prada addressed the international community on the news that there was a coup attempt in the country. This was reported by Los Tiempos.
Nela Prada emphasized that Bolivia called on the international community to oppose the coup attempt.
Previously Bolivian President Luis Arce in the name The military’s actions in the country’s capital amounted to a coup and called on citizens to defend democracy.
In response, the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the international community to support the government of President Arce in the face of the ongoing events in La Paz. The State Department announced the “disorderly mobilization” of individual units of the Bolivian army, which “attacked democracy, peace and security in the country.”
General Juan José Zúñiga, the former commander of the national army who led the army’s actions, left the government building after meeting with the president. After this, government officials, led by the country’s Interior Minister Carlos Eduardo del Castillo, barricaded the entrance to the building.
Formerly President Arce statedBolivia is ready to become a member of BRICS.