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Bolivia Elects Interim Attorney General Who Vows to Restructure Prosecution Service

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Bolivia's Congress chose former judge José Armando Urioste as interim attorney general after five failed rounds. He is sworn in Monday and plans an overhaul.

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The Bolivian Congress suspended the Attorney General after being accused of links with drug trafficking and appointed an interim after an extensive session.José Armando Urioste will temporarily assume office, following a voting process that required amendments to laws to allow prior suspension.

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José Armando Urioste Viera was elected Acting Attorney General by the ALP. His possession will be on Monday, October 5 The entry José Armando Urioste Viera is appointed Acting Attorney General was first published in La Patria Bolivia.

Attorney José Armando Urioste was elected as Acting Attorney General by the Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia, replacing Roger Mariaca who is currently charged with drug trafficking, confirmed this Saturday morning Diego Ávila, president of the Senate.

The Plurinational Legislative Assembly (PLA) appoints José Armando Urioste Viera as Acting Attorney General. The elected one was not among the three candidates who were initially put to the vote: Gonzalo Flores, William Herrera and Julio Coronado, because none got the two-thirds required. The election with more than two-thirds of the votes [...] La entrada José Urioste Viera es Fiscal General ad interim se publicada primero en El Diario

La Paz, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) In a marathon session of the Bolivian Parliament, which began the day before and spread until the morning of today, the Plurinational Legislative Assembly appointed José Armando Urioste Viera, interim attorney general of the country. The post Bolivian legislative appoints new Acting Attorney General first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.

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Los Tiempos broke the news on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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