00:00Bolivian authorities confirmed more than 1,200 arrests a few hours after the start of the election day.
00:06According to the Ministry of Government, they are related to violations of decrees to maintain order and peace.
00:13The rule, known in Bolivia as the Good Governance Decree, has been broken by a total of 1,249 people since the operation began at midnight on Friday.
00:23The violations committed are related to the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverage, unauthorized public gatherings, and driving vehicles without special permission.
00:34The Minister of Government, Roberto Rios, confirmed that there is a large security deployment to ensure that citizens can vote in peace.
00:42We wish to alert the international community that we cannot allow these individuals to undermine democracy in our country,
00:55but also attack the right we have as citizens to elect our authorities through voting.
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