A military coup is apparently underway in La Paz, Bolivia, against Bolivian President Luis Arce.
Details are very sketchy at the moment, but at least part of the Bolivian armed forces are taking control of government buildings in the capital, and there are no signs of resistance.
Bolivian President Luis Arce appeared on Wednesday to warn of a coup attempt orchestrated by part of the country’s military in La Paz.
“We denounce irregular mobilizations of some units of the Bolivian Army. Democracy must be respected,” Arce said on X, formerly Twitter.
The coup’s leader seems to be the commander of the Bolivian Armed Forces, Juan Jose Zuniga. Zuniga was fired yesterday after a public spat with former president Evo Morales, who seems to be constitutionally barred from running for president again, but Morales apparently has a different opinion. Zuniga also doesn’t seem to take his being
