Former Milei advisor Fernando Cerimedo detained in Bolivia over armed attack
The political consultant was arrested as part of an investigation into the shooting of his former partner, Bolivian activist Nadia Beller La entrada Former Milei advisor Fernando Cerimedo detained in Bolivia over armed attack se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .
Former Argentine President Javier Milei's advisor, Fernando Cerimedo, was detained in Bolivia on Tuesday at Viru Viru Airport in connection with an armed attack on his former partner, activist Nadia Beller. Beller, a 33-year-old Bolivian lawyer, human rights activist, and political analyst, remains hospitalized with gunshot wounds after being shot three times at a hotel in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on Monday night.
Cerimedo, who was in Bolivia working as an advisor to center-right President Rodrigo Paz, was attempting to board a flight to Buenos Aires at the time of his arrest. Bolivian newspaper El Deber reported that investigators are exploring potential connections between Cerimedo and the attack. Beller, a former supporter who turned into a prominent critic of ex-President Evo Morales, was standing at the hotel entrance when two men approached her, one of whom shot her.
Surveillance footage shows the attackers arriving dressed as delivery workers, committing the assault, and fleeing the scene in a motorcycle they had arrived on. Cerimedo, who also worked on former Brazilian right-wing leader Jair Bolsonaro's presidential campaign, has been previously investigated in Brazil for alleged links to a criminal organization.
In Argentina, he served as part of Milei's presidential campaign's digital strategy and co-owns the right-wing website La Derecha Diario. In July, Cerimedo denied allegations of gender-based violence after an argument with Beller, with whom he was romantically involved.
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