2023 in Bolivia
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The following is a chronology of notable events from the year 2023 in Bolivia.
National government
- President: Luis Arce (MAS)
- Vice President: David Choquehuanca (MAS)
- President of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice: Ricardo Torres
- President of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal: Oscar Hassenteufel
- President of the Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal: Paul Franco
- President of the Senate: Andrónico Rodríguez (MAS)
- President of the Chamber of Deputies: Jerges Mercado (PCB)
- Assembly: 3rd
Events by month
January
- 1-9 January -
- Protests continue in Santa Cruz de la Sierra over Governor Luis Fernando Camacho’s arrest; police impose movement restrictions.[1][2][3][4]
- 1 January -
- Criminal justice authorities register the first two incidents of femicide in the country.[5]
- President Luis Arce attends Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s inauguration in Brazil and meets Russian officials to discuss bilateral relations.[6][7]
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- 2 January -
- From prison, Camacho suffers significant health decompensation, including partial muscle and nerve paralysis.[8] A hearing on whether the governor should be transferred to a hospital is opened at the Eighth Criminal Sentencing Court of Santa Cruz but is quickly suspended after the judge declines jurisdiction at the request of the Prosecutor's Office.[9]
- 3 January -
- The Supreme Tribunal of Justice and Plurinational Constitutional Court inaugurate the legal year, while at a third event in the city, magistrate Tereza Garrón is sworn in as president of the Agro-environmental Tribunal.[10]
- After over half a year in preventative detention, Max Mendoza, a former student leader accused of corruption, is released from San Pedro prison on house arrest and his bail is set at Bs 40,000.[11]
- 9 January - Wilfredo Gutiérrez is sworn in as vice minister of transport, replacing Israel Ticona.[12]
February
- 15 February - Heavy rain and hail causes flooding and landslides in Chuquisaca Department; 2,294 families are affected, 582 households are displaced, and one fatality is reported.[13]
March
- 31 March - The World Bank approves an Inspection Panel investigation into the Santa Cruz Road Corridor Connector Project (San Ignacio - San José). Subsequent attempts at dispute resolution fail.[14]
April
- 13 April - The government of Bolivia calls on the armed forces to tighten border controls in order to prevent the smuggling of state-subsidized fuel.[15]
May
- 15 May -
- Bolivia conducts a simulation exercise, using a board game format, to strengthen its National Deployment and Vaccination Plan for influenza and other respiratory viruses.[16]
- Demonstrators protest outside the offices of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference in La Paz with signs calling for sexual education without Church interference and denouncing priestly abuse.[17]
- 31 May - Pope Francis sends a letter to President Luis Arce expressing sorrow and dismay over reports of sexual abuse by priests in Bolivia, pledging the Catholic Church’s cooperation with state investigations.[17]
June
- 14 June - Bolivia’s Catholic Church announces the creation of four commissions to prevent, investigate, and address cases of sexual abuse within the institution.[17]
October
November
- 17 November - Demonstrators protest forest fires and gold mining in protected areas in La Paz, calling for the protection of forests and Indigenous lands.[19]
December
- 30 December - The Constitutional Court disqualifies former president Evo Morales from running for re-election in 2025, reversing a 2017 ruling that had allowed him to seek a fourth term.[20]
