Overview
- The Attorney General's Office requested his detention on allegations of breach of duty and economic crimes tied to a fund for indigenous peoples.
- Authorities say the case concerns activity from 2006 to 2014, when Arce served as economy minister under President Evo Morales.
- Vice President Edmand Lara announced the arrest and said those who stole public money must return it and face justice.
- Police confirmed Arce is in custody under an arrest warrant, and the case remains at an early prosecutorial stage with no conviction reported.
- A close ally of Arce called the allegations politically motivated as the new government presents the move as part of an anti-corruption drive.