Explainer-Who is Luis Fernando Camacho, the opposition leader arrested in Bolivia?


  • World
  • Thursday, 29 Dec 2022

FILE PHOTO: Luis Fernando Camacho, a Santa Cruz civic leader and major opposition figure, speaks to his supporters in La Paz, Bolivia, November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

(Reuters) - Prominent Bolivian opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho was arrested on Wednesday, exacerbating tensions between the government in La Paz and opposition centered around the affluent farming hub of Santa Cruz.

What do we know about Camacho's background?

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