Overview
- A Santa Cruz anti‑corruption court ordered Marcelo Arce Mosqueira held for 140 days pending investigation and directed his transfer to Palmasola prison.
- Prosecutors widened the case to the Arce family, examining six bank loans totaling about US$9.1 million involving siblings Rafael and Camila.
- Police say they seized US$16,500, 40,000 bolivianos, a pickup truck, and a YPFB‑branded helmet after detaining Arce following a vehicle pursuit with four companions.
- The financial‑intelligence unit reports Arce is linked to 18 properties and 20 vehicles, and officials allege he used fronts and posed as a YPFB official.
- The defense calls the detention excessive, protesters confronted Arce outside court, and YPFB’s president alleged a Bs1,000 million embezzlement tied to biodiesel contracts under audit.