{"id":502505,"date":"2026-03-18T22:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/son-of-former-president-luis-arce-detained-in-bolivia-for-alleged-money-laundering\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T22:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:00:30","slug":"son-of-former-president-luis-arce-detained-in-bolivia-for-alleged-money-laundering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/son-of-former-president-luis-arce-detained-in-bolivia-for-alleged-money-laundering\/","title":{"rendered":"Son of former President Luis Arce detained in Bolivia for alleged money laundering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>La Paz.- <\/strong>Bolivia&#8217;s Police arrested one of former President Luis Arce&#8217;s sons in the east of the country this Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering.<\/p>\n\n\nAgents arrested Luis Marcelo Arce Mosqueira, the eldest son of Arce (2020-2025), in a building in the residential area of Equipetrol, in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, the most populous in the country, the Deputy Minister of Citizen Security, Rolando Monta\u00f1o, confirmed to the state channel Bolivia TV.\n\n&#8220;The Police have complied with an arrest warrant against the son of former President Luis Arce Catacora, who was located in an apartment in Santa Cruz,&#8221; Monta\u00f1o said.\n\nAccording to local media, Marcelo Arce was taken to the headquarters of the Special Force for the Fight Against Crime (Felcc) in Santa Cruz, while Monta\u00f1o indicated that it is not ruled out that he will be transferred to La Paz.\n\nAuthorities from the Ministry of Government (Interior) are expected to offer a press conference on this case, of which no further details have been given for now.\n\nWe recommend reading:\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-de-que-acusan-al-hijo-del-expresidente-luis-arce\"><strong>What is the son of former President Luis Arce accused of?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nAccording to the arrest warrant against Marcelo Arce that the state channel disseminated, the former president Arce and his other two children, Rafael and Camila, are also included in this investigation.\n\nIn 2023, Marcelo Arce was accused by a deputy affiliated with former President Evo Morales (2006-2019) for allegedly acting as an intermediary between the State and the companies vying for lithium projects without being a public official, based on a recording he published.\n\nThe Prosecutor&#8217;s Office initially admitted the complaint for this case, but in April 2024 it was rejected because the audio could not be considered as evidence and because Marcelo Arce did not work at the state-owned Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB).\n\nOn the other hand, last November, the Bolivian Prosecutor&#8217;s Office requested the preventive detention for six months for Rafael Arce, for the alleged crimes of illicit enrichment of individuals with harm to the State and misuse of influence.\n\nRafael Arce, whose whereabouts are unknown, is under investigation in the case known as &#8216;Ad\u00e1n y Eva&#8217;, for the purchase he made in 2021 of more than 2,100 hectares for 3.3 million dollars in Santa Cruz.\n\nIn July of last year, it was revealed that Rafael and Camila Arce obtained loans for 9.1 million dollars in six transactions from the same banking entity, which led to the reopening of the investigation.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-la-defensa-de-luis-arce\"><strong>The Defense of Luis Arce<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nLuis Arce has been imprisoned since December, due to an investigation into alleged corruption in the management of a state fund for indigenous projects when he was Minister of Economy in the Morales government.\n\nYou can also read:\n\nIn October, before leaving power, the then-president told EFE that he would assume his defense against the accusations and &#8220;slanders&#8221; against him, as well as that of his children, and stated that he never interfered in the Justice system while he was in the Executive branch.\n\nThe president, who handed over power on November 8 to Rodrigo Paz, maintained that, once the falsity of the accusations was proven, his children would initiate legal actions against the accusers for the damage caused.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Paz.- Bolivia&#8217;s Police arrested one of former President Luis Arce&#8217;s sons in the east of the country this Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering. 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