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Bolivian police shot a teargas canister at a protest in Santa Cruz in January 2003, wounding a bystander in the eye. He died from complications of multiple surgeries. This is the only death caused by security forces on-the-street under President Luis Arce.
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Whistleblower Marco Antonio Aramayo died in custody following a long history of mistreatment in April 2022, a second death for which the Arce government is responsible.
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Still, state violence is at historic lows in Bolivia since 2020.
