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Adviser to Bolivia’s Paz, Argentina’s Milei Detained over Attack on Analyst
Prosecutors say the former campaign adviser is a suspect in an attempted femicide case as Beller remains in serious condition after being shot three times.
On Monday night, lawyer Nadia Beller was shot three times at a hotel in the Canal Isuto area of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. She remains in serious condition following the attack.
Early Tuesday, authorities detained political consultant Fernando Cerimedo at Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz as he prepared to board a flight to Buenos Aires.
Investigators consider Cerimedo a main suspect, exploring a potential romantic conflict with Beller as a leading hypothesis. Santa Cruz Police Commander David Gomez told reporters authorities are "determining whether he had any involvement" in the shooting.
Initial reports indicate attackers arrived disguised as food delivery drivers before fleeing on a motorcycle. Cerimedo, a digital strategist for President Javier Milei, has faced scrutiny in Brazil over alleged involvement in campaigns for Jair Bolsonaro.
As a leading figure behind Derecha Diario and head of the firm Numen, Cerimedo played a key role in developing right-wing movements across Latin America, helping build digital networks for Libertad Avanza.
Bolivian activist and lawyer Nadia Beller accuses him of being the intellectual author of the assassination attempt he survived. Cerimedo has actively intervened in Ibero-America as a promoter of the so-called "blue wave", the rise of right-wing politicians to power. More information: Adorni, Chief of Staff of Milei, resigns after months of scandals for corruption and illicit enrichment