Overview
- Arce was arrested in La Paz on a prosecutor-issued warrant and transferred to the anti-crime force FELCC, according to officials and press photos.
- Prosecutors told AFP he is under investigation for alleged dereliction of duty and anti-economic conduct.
- The complaint centers on FONDIOC, with former deputy Lidia Patty stating she received nearly $100,000 and that the transfers were approved by the minister at the time.
- Vice President Edmand Lara publicly praised the anticorruption unit for the arrest and declared Arce would be the first to go to prison.
- The detention aligns with a broader accountability drive that includes new audits of state firms and recent indictments of six former YPFB executives, alongside a 90-day travel restriction for recent ex-officials.