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Coverage dated December 10, 2025

Former Bolivian President Luis Arce held in $52M graft investigation

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A probe into the alleged multi-million dollar embezzlement of public funds by elected officials in Bolivia saw former President Luis Arce detained.

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    Former Bolivian President Luis Arce held in $52M graft investigation (opens UPI)

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    A probe into the alleged multi-million dollar embezzlement of public funds by elected officials in Bolivia saw former President Luis Arce detained.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Former Bolivian President Arce arrested in corruption investigation a month after leaving office (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Bolivian law enforcement officials have arrested former President Luis Arce as part of a corruption investigation, opening an uncertain new chapter in Bolivia’s politics just a month after the inauguration of conservative President Rodrigo Paz ended 20 years of socialist rule.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Bolivia detains ex-President Luis Arce in corruption probe – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Bolivian law enforcement officials have arrested former President Luis Arce as part of a corruption probe just a month after the socialist leader left office.

  4. Breitbart News

    Bolivia Arrests Socialist Ex-President Luis Arce, Accused in $52 Million Corruption Scheme (opens Breitbart News)

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    Former Bolivian President Luis Arce was arrested on Wednesday on charges of misappropriation of state funds.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Bolivia arrests ex-President Luis Arce in corruption investigation (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Arce is in custody as part of a probe into alleged financial misconduct while he was economy minister, government says.

  6. BNO News

    Former Bolivian president Luis Arce detained in investigation involving public funds (opens BNO News)

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    Former Bolivian president Luis Arce has been detained in connection with an investigation into alleged misuse of public funds during his tenure as minister of economy, according to reports. The detention occurred on Wednesday in the Sopocachi neighborhood of La Paz, where police took Arce into custo…

  7. CNN

    Bolivia detains former president Arce amid probe into alleged embezzlement (opens CNN)

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    Bolivian ex-President Luis Arce, who left office last month, has been detained by police, a former member of his cabinet said on Wednesday.

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