# Adviser to far-right Latin American leaders arrested over alleged plot to kill girlfriend

https://mins.news/en/item/26241

- The Guardian, 2026-08-19 13:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/19/fernando-cerimedo-adviser-far-right-latin-american-leaders-arrested-allegedly-plotting-kill-girlfriend

> Fernando Cerimedo, a businessman and political consultant who advised several Latin American far-right leaders, was arrested in Bolivia on suspicion of ordering a shooting attack on lawyer Nadia Beller. She survived the ambush outside a Santa Cruz de la Sierra hotel. Cerimedo denies responsibility, while police investigate a suspected personal dispute.

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