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#BoliviaEnCrisis Bolivia's new Interior Minister Arturo Murillo, a known firebrand of the right, has begun office by threatening MAS-IPSP opponents…
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Arturo Murillo's hotel in Villa Tunari (the main city of the coca-growing Chapare) was targeted by pro-Evo Morales crowds and burned on Monday in reprisal for the overthrow. paginasiete.bo/nacional/2019/11/13/murillo-de-hotelero-parlamentario-dirigir-el-ministerio-de-gobierno-237328.html #GabineteAñez
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Murillo began his office by saying that leading MAS-IPSP official Juan Ramón Quintana and the outgoing VP's borther Raúl García Linera "ought to run; we're going to grab them. We are not going to permit one more person to continue make sedition." libertaddigital.news/noticias/empiecen-a-correr-un-ministro-del-gobierno-de-facto-de-bolivia-anuncia-una-caceria-contra-exfuncionarios/
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Mildly clarifying Murillo said "There will be no persecution of anyone, except those who commit crimes." But also, "Those who try to commit sedition, starting tomorrow, should watch themselves." libertaddigital.news/noticias/empiecen-a-correr-un-ministro-del-gobierno-de-facto-de-bolivia-anuncia-una-caceria-contra-exfuncionarios/
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Mass arrests of demonstrators, checkpoints, and effective criminalization of fireworks & other explosives (long a staple of Bolivian demonstrations) indicates a new harder line. noticiasfides.com/nacional/seguridad/policia-aprehende-a-106-manifestantes-de-el-alto-en-un-dia-gran-parte-en-poder-de-explosivos--402438 opinion.com.bo/articulo/cochabamba/472-arrestos-mas-bs-318-mil-decomisados-evitar-marcha/20191115020905737003.html opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/policias-militares-retienen-manifestantes-normalidad-calles-cercado/20191114082934736859.html
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As senator, new Interior Minister Arturo Murillo generated controversy with sexist comments critiquing VP Álvaro García Linera for doing "women's things" by cooking; urging Senate President Gabriela Montaño to "stay quiet" over Morales' electoral eligibility.