Professor to CNN: “The coup attempt in Bolivia was an isolated event caused by the general’s dissatisfaction”

The attempted military coup in Bolivia, which took place on Wednesday (26), is seen by ESPM International Relations professor Roberto Uebel as an “isolated event” of dissatisfaction on the part of General Juan José Zuniga, and not a popular outcry.

In an interview with CNN, Uebel analyzed what happened:

“The history of Bolivia concerns some effect of an extreme movement of conservative extremists than is happening in our Latin America, in Europe, or in fact it is a separate movement that has always been a more heated thing there,” he said. .

Recent political instability

The country has faced political instability in recent years, with the 2019 coup that removed former president Evo Morales, the rupture between Morales and current president Luis Arce, and allegations of corruption involving Zuniga himself.

Uebel believes that Zuniga’s action was “much more personalistic”, motivated by dissatisfaction with the government due to the allegations against him, than a larger movement connected to conservative opposition groups.

“It seems like something much more individual and personalistic”, assessed the professor, highlighting that the investigation by the Bolivian authorities in the coming weeks could clarify the scenario better.

Bolivian authorities arrested Zuniga after the coup attempt, interpreted as an isolated event of individual dissatisfaction by the expert interviewed.

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Source: CNN Brasil

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