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Bolivian Judge Grants House Arrest to Luis Fernando Camacho After 2 Years in Pretrial Detention

The ruling follows a Supreme Court order to reassess long-running detentions tied to the 2019 political crisis.

Former governor of Santa Cruz Luis Fernando Camacho is escorted by police as he leaves a court hearing regarding the length of his pretrial detention stemming from the crisis over the 2019 ouster of former President Evo Morales, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Right-wing political leader Luis Fernando Camacho, a former governor of Santa Cruz, arrives at court, as a Bolivian judge deliberates a possible order to release him and fellow leader Marco Pumari (not pictured) to house arrest, after they have been held in pretrial detention for more than two and three years, respectively, in La Paz, Bolivia August 26, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Morales
A supporter of suspended Santa Cruz Governor Luis Fernando Camacho blocks an anti-Camacho demonstrator, right, during a court hearing regarding the length of Camacho's pretrial detention stemming from the crisis over the 2019 ouster of former President Evo Morales, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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Overview

  • Camacho was moved from preventative detention to house arrest with work-release privileges that his lawyer says would let him resume Santa Cruz gubernatorial duties within three days.
  • A separate hearing on Wednesday reviewed a second detention order related to his 2022 strike case, with the court weighing whether to lift or soften that measure.
  • The Supreme Court’s directive on detention reviews also led a judge to order the unconditional release of opposition figure Marco Antonio Pumari.
  • A court annulled a trial against former interim president Jeanine Añez and said any case against her must proceed under congressional procedures, with another hearing set for Friday.
  • Protesters representing victims of 2019 violence denounced the decisions as supporters celebrated, and Camacho still faces unresolved criminal cases with no trial dates set.