Overview
- Jeanine Áñez left La Paz’s Miraflores prison on Thursday after more than four years in custody, following the high court’s order of immediate release.
- In a 7–2 vote, the Tribunal Supremo de Justicia nullified the sentence for procedural violations, including concerns over retroactive changes to the relevant criminal statute.
- The ruling directed that any case against the former interim president proceed only through the special responsibility trial before the legislature.
- The court’s decision described her 2019 assumption of office as an act of constitutional necessity, even as victims’ groups said they will press Congress to authorize a new case.
- The reversal follows recent annulments in related cases and comes just before president‑elect Rodrigo Paz’s inauguration, reflecting shifting judicial and political dynamics.