# Argentine Advisor Fernando Cerimedo Imprisoned in Bolivia Over Shooting Attempt

Fernando Cerimedo, a political advisor linked to right-wing leaders in Latin America, is detained in Bolivia accused of orchestrating an attack on his ex-partner.

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Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine political consultant, is currently in preventive detention in Bolivia accused of being the intellectual author of a shooting attempt against his ex-partner, lawyer Nadia Beller. [^1]

Chilean President José Antonio Kast acknowledged knowing Cerimedo through past political meetings but denied that Cerimedo worked on his campaigns or currently advises his government. [^2]

Nadia Beller, the victim of the shooting, stated that Cerimedo wanted to get rid of her, while Cerimedo denies having any responsibility in the attempted femicide. [^3]

On August 29, a Bolivian court ordered Cerimedo's second preventive detention for six months and his transfer to the maximum security prison of Chonchocoro in La Paz. [^4]

Bolivian Justice has opened a case for alleged illicit enrichment and another for alleged domestic violence against Cerimedo, and a tribunal ordered his transfer to the maximum security prison of Chonchocoro in La Paz. [^5]

Nadia Beller, a Bolivian lawyer, was shot three times on August 17 in front of a hotel in Santa Cruz, and she stated that Cerimedo clearly wanted to get rid of her. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine political consultant, is currently in preventive detention in Bolivia accused of being the intellectual author of a shooting attempt against his ex-partner, lawyer Nadia Beller. (FRANCE 24, News)
2. Chilean President José Antonio Kast acknowledged knowing Cerimedo through past political meetings but denied that Cerimedo worked on his campaigns or currently advises his government. (FRANCE 24, News)
3. Nadia Beller, the victim of the shooting, stated that Cerimedo wanted to get rid of her, while Cerimedo denies having any responsibility in the attempted femicide. (FRANCE 24, News)
4. On August 29, a Bolivian court ordered Cerimedo's second preventive detention for six months and his transfer to the maximum security prison of Chonchocoro in La Paz. (FRANCE 24, News)
5. Bolivian Justice has opened a case for alleged illicit enrichment and another for alleged domestic violence against Cerimedo, and a tribunal ordered his transfer to the maximum security prison of Chonchocoro in La Paz. (El Espectador, News)
6. Nadia Beller, a Bolivian lawyer, was shot three times on August 17 in front of a hotel in Santa Cruz, and she stated that Cerimedo clearly wanted to get rid of her. (El Espectador, News)

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