{
  "id": 1905604,
  "title": "An Argentine consultant who advised Milei's campaign detained in Bolivia after a shooting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/an-argentine-consultant-who-advised-mileis-campaign-detained-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MercoPress",
    "slug": "mercopress",
    "url": "https://en.mercopress.com/2026/08/19/an-argentine-consultant-who-advised-milei-s-campaign-detained-in-bolivia-after-a-shooting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bolivian authorities detained Argentine consultant Fernando Cerimedo at Viru Viru international airport on Tuesday morning, following a shooting incident involving his former partner Nadia Beller. The attack took place outside a hotel in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on Monday night. Cerimedo, who has not been formally charged, was turned over to the Special Anti-Crime Force. The incident is being investigated as attempted femicide. Beller, 33, survived the shooting and is four weeks pregnant. She claimed she was summoned to the hotel on a pretext and feigned death to avoid being killed. She accused Cerimedo of attempting to strangle her twice since they began dating in late 2025. Beller stated she has knowledge of alleged corruption within President Rodrigo Paz's circle. Government officials called for a thorough investigation and condemned the attack as an assault on life, democracy, and freedom of expression. Cerimedo, who advised Paz's 2023 presidential campaign, co-founded the digital outlet La Derecha Diario and has ties to various political figures.",
  "summary": "Bolivian police detained Argentine political consultant Fernando Cerimedo in the early hours of Tuesday at Viru Viru international airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, hours after his former partner, Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller, was shot three times outside a hotel in the city. Cerimedo has not been formally charged and his involvement in the attack, which remains under investigation, has not…",
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    "Argentine consultant Fernando Cerimedo detained in Bolivia",
    "Shooting incident involving former partner Nadia Beller",
    "Incident investigated as attempted femicide"
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        "title": "An Argentine consultant who advised Milei's campaign detained in Bolivia after a shooting",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}