Adviser to far-right Latin American leaders arrested for allegedly plotting to kill girlfriend
Summary
Fernando Cerimedo, a political adviser connected to several far-right Latin American leaders, was arrested in Bolivia for allegedly organizing a shooting attack on his girlfriend, Nadia Beller, who survived the attack. Cerimedo has worked with leaders in Bolivia, Argentina, and Honduras, and has been involved in political campaigns and controversies in the region.Key Facts
- Fernando Cerimedo, 42, advises far-right Latin American leaders like Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira and campaigned for Argentina’s Javier Milei in 2023.
- He was arrested in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, before boarding a flight to Argentina.
- Police accused him of ordering the shooting of Nadia Beller, a Bolivian lawyer and his girlfriend, outside a hotel; Beller was injured but survived.
- Beller said she was tricked into going to the hotel with fake promises of evidence against former Bolivian President Evo Morales.
- Authorities suspect a personal dispute between Cerimedo and Beller led to the attack.
- Cerimedo denies involvement and says he went to visit Beller in the hospital.
- Cerimedo was connected to far-right movements like Donald Trump’s MAGA and helped secure Trump’s endorsement of Honduras’s president, Nasry Asfura.
- He was also involved in political controversies in Brazil, including a 2022 event with false claims about the election involving former president Jair Bolsonaro.
- The Bolivian president said Cerimedo was a personal consultant without an official government role and promised no interference in the investigation.
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