Bolivia Attempted Femicide Case: Adviser to Paz Detained
Prosecutors charged Fernando Gabriel Cerimedo with attempted femicide after a shooting wounded lawyer Nadia Beller in Santa Cruz. He is held in preventive detention for 180 days. The post Bolivia Attempted Femicide Case: Adviser to Paz Detained appeared first on The Rio Times .
Bolivia's presidential adviser, Fernando Gabriel Cerimedo, has been charged with attempted femicide following a shooting in Santa Cruz de la Sierra that left lawyer Nadia Beller wounded. The attack, which took place outside a hotel on August 17, 2026, involved two armed men who posed as couriers. Prosecutors allege that Ceremedo ordered and directed the attack, although the gunmen have not been apprehended.
Cerimedo was detained at Viru Viru international airport on August 18, 2026, as he attempted to board a flight from La Paz. He was ordered to spend 180 days in preventive detention and transferred to Palmasola prison, the main prison in the city. The investigation is now under the Public Prosecutor's Office, with prosecutor Yolanda Aguilera leading the case.
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