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  1. The Bolivian government is preparing a joint police-military force to enter the Chapare, the home base of Evo Morales and the scene of a devastating drug war from 1986 to 2005.
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      The planned operation was announced by Daniel Humérez, Vice Minister of the "Régimen Interior," i.e., of the security forces. "to lay down the rule of law in this zone," the Chapare. la-razon.com/nacional/Chapare-Gobierno-plan-Policia-FFAA-Gobierno_0_3276872313.html
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        During the days after the overthrow of Evo Morales on November 10, the Chapare was a leading site for pro-Morales mobilizations. Bolivian police withdrew from the region. nytimes.com/2019/11/27/world/americas/evo-morales-bolivia-coca.html
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          Protesters from the Chapare marched on Sacaba (technically in Chapare province, but not in the downhill Chapare region), where they were massacred by Bolivian military and police on November 15. 10 died.
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            Last Wednesday, Government Minister Arturo Murillo warned that Chapare residents could be denied the right to vote in Bolivia's upcoming election if police do not return. lostiempos.com/actualidad/pais/20191211/murillo-advierte-al-tropico-cuidado-que-ponerse-duros-no-tengan-elecciones
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              Murillo: "We cannot permit a Bolivian territory without the presence of the State, without the presence of the police." Prior governments have in fact permitted such territories, on repeated occasions. @CarwilBJ/1205141946773245952
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                In the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, joint police-military task forces faced a hostile civilian population and sometimes armed resistance in the Chapare, resulting in over 120 deaths. Chart from Salazar Ortuño, "De la coca al poder"
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                  Both Government Minister Arturo Murillo (a Villa Tunari hotel owner) and Interior Regime Vice Minister Humerez may feel they have unfinished business with the Chapare and its coca grower movement. @AndeanInfoNet/1206703919830896640
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                    This was an long and bloody conflict, in which broad latitude for repression meant troops killing civilians, and guerrilla tactics killed security forces.
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                      There is no urgent need to militarize the Chapare and no reason to believe that a Murillo-Humerez-imposed "rule of law" will offer justice and safety to the region.
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