Joseph Bouchard is a journalist and researcher covering geopolitics, security, and democracy in Latin America. He is a PhD student in foreign affairs at the University of Virginia and a doctoral fellow at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

October 08, 2026

• Joseph Bouchard

Under Trump Pressure, Bolivia Arrests Its Own Attorney General

After opening an investigation into political strategist Fernando Cerimedo, “MAGA’s man in Latin America,” for attempted femicide and drug ties, Bolivia’s attorney general was arrested by his own government. Even the vice president now fears for his life.