Bolivia’s interim government tortured and executed opponents, report says

OAS review of violence that followed 2019 election stops short of calling Jeanine Anez's ascent to power a coup but finds irregularities'

Bolivia's recent interim government came to power by sidestepping constitutional rules for presidential succession and persecuted opponents with systematic torture" and summary executions" by security forces in the tumultuous aftermath of Evo Morales's resignation in 2019, according to a new report by independent human rights experts.

The scathing 471-page report is the most comprehensive yet to examine the events surrounding the disputed 2019 presidential vote, when Morales's narrow election to an unprecedented fourth term triggered widespread protests spurred by strong international allegations of voting fraud - claims later questioned by foreign electoral experts.