Bolivia Issues Arrest Warrant for Evo Morales

Overview

• The Prosecutor-General's office issued the arrest warrant Wednesday, accusing Morales of terrorism, insurrection (levante armado) and other offenses tied to the roughly 53-day road blockades that paralysed parts of the country.
• The order instructs police to apprehend Morales and deliver him to the Unidad Especializada de Policía de Combate a la Corrupción for custody and processing.
• The investigation began from a July 1 complaint by the Comité Pró-Santa Cruz and focuses on more than 100 blockades that officials say caused severe shortages, at least 22 deaths, 88 injuries and over US$3 billion in losses.
• Morales remains in his Chapare stronghold, rejected the warrant in a post on X and has so far avoided arrest, leaving authorities unclear on if or when they will carry out a forcible operation.
• The move escalates a deep political standoff by pitting the government and civic leaders against Morales's grassroots base and comes while he also faces a separate trafficking accusation he denies, raising risks of wider unrest and legal battles.