Overview
- Interior Minister Marco Oviedo said Arce was detained in a corruption case and described him as the main person responsible for major economic losses to the state.
- Authorities link the investigation to the Fund to Support Indigenous People and say the alleged conduct predates Arce’s presidency.
- Officials indicated Arce will face proceedings in an ordinary court because the suspected offenses occurred during his 2006–2017 tenure as economy minister.
- La Razon earlier reported the detention and cited investigative materials alleging state funds were authorized for transfer to private accounts.
- Former presidential administration chief Maria Nela Prada said in a video that Arce had been taken to the FELCC, calling his seizure a kidnapping.