The Bolivian government confirmed on Monday that it has issued a diplomatic safe-conduct pass for lawyer Nadia Beller, guaranteeing her departure from the country to relocate to Mexico as a political asylee.
Beller is currently taking refuge at the Mexican Embassy in La Paz, having survived an attempted execution on August 17. She has identified her former partner—Argentine digital consultant Fernando Cerimedo—as the mastermind behind the attack.
Bolivian Minister of Government Marco Oviedo formalized the measure in accordance with international asylum treaties, specifying that Beller must continue to cooperate with judicial authorities investigating both the attempted femicide and the financial schemes linked to Cerimedo.
Investigations and testimony provided by Beller have exposed the operational structure of Fernando Cerimedo, who served as a key digital strategist and propagandist for the far-right in Latin America.
Through his company, Numen Publicidad, and the news outlet *La Derecha Diario*—a media platform he directed and used as a spearhead for electoral campaigns—Cerimedo orchestrated a disinformation network supported by bot farms, fake accounts, and “dirty war” tactics in the digital sphere.
According to the case file and the lawyer’s revelations, this media and digital apparatus was employed in the campaigns of various political figures across the continent, including Javier Milei in Argentina, Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia, José Antonio Kast in Chile, and Nasry Asfura in Honduras.
Beller explained that this network of websites and trolls did not merely target local rivals; it also carried out coordinated smear campaigns against heads of state and leaders of the regional Left, including the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum. The arrangements for asylum and the logistics for Beller’s departure were finalized during the XXX Ibero-American Summit held in Madrid, following agreements reached between Mexican official Roberto Velasco and his Bolivian counterpart, Héctor Francisco Huanca.
Cerimedo is currently in custody, facing charges of attempted femicide, money laundering, and corruption. Opposition groups in Bolivia have warned of international pressure—exerted by ultra-conservative factions—aimed at preventing the consultant from standing trial, as such a trial could expose the funding behind a network of web portals and large-scale trolling operations across the region.
During her recovery, Beller—who is currently pregnant—provided authorities with audiovisual files, electronic message backups, and documentation linking Cerimedo’s inner circle to serious illicit activities:
Argentina: Direct allegations against Karina Milei, Secretary General of the Presidency, whom Beller identifies as the operator of a bribery network and administrative irregularities within the National Disability Agency (ANDIS).
Bolivia: Accusations involving President Rodrigo Paz and his wife, María Elena Urquidi Barbery, in a scheme involving the illicit awarding of public contracts and fuel smuggling—carried out in collusion with the digital strategist.
The case has taken an even more serious turn following the recent revocation of the U.S. visa held by Bolivian Prosecutor General Roger Mariaca—who was initially in charge of the case against Cerimedo. Following his own arrest, Mariaca was—curiously—accused of heading a network that protected organized crime. Beller has reiterated her commitment to presenting this evidence before the appropriate international courts.
The Bolivian government confirmed on Monday that it has issued a diplomatic safe-conduct pass for lawyer Nadia Beller, guaranteeing her departure from the country to relocate to Mexico as a political asylee.
Beller is currently taking refuge at the Mexican Embassy in La Paz, having survived an attempted execution on August 17. She has identified her former partner—Argentine digital consultant Fernando Cerimedo—as the mastermind behind the attack.
Bolivian Minister of Government Marco Oviedo formalized the measure in accordance with international asylum treaties, specifying that Beller must continue to cooperate with judicial authorities investigating both the attempted femicide and the financial schemes linked to Cerimedo.
Investigations and testimony provided by Beller have exposed the operational structure of Fernando Cerimedo, who served as a key digital strategist and propagandist for the far-right in Latin America.
Through his company, Numen Publicidad, and the news outlet *La Derecha Diario*—a media platform he directed and used as a spearhead for electoral campaigns—Cerimedo orchestrated a disinformation network supported by bot farms, fake accounts, and “dirty war” tactics in the digital sphere.
According to the case file and the lawyer’s revelations, this media and digital apparatus was employed in the campaigns of various political figures across the continent, including Javier Milei in Argentina, Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia, José Antonio Kast in Chile, and Nasry Asfura in Honduras.
Beller explained that this network of websites and trolls did not merely target local rivals; it also carried out coordinated smear campaigns against heads of state and leaders of the regional Left, including the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum. The arrangements for asylum and the logistics for Beller’s departure were finalized during the XXX Ibero-American Summit held in Madrid, following agreements reached between Mexican official Roberto Velasco and his Bolivian counterpart, Héctor Francisco Huanca.
Cerimedo is currently in custody, facing charges of attempted femicide, money laundering, and corruption. Opposition groups in Bolivia have warned of international pressure—exerted by ultra-conservative factions—aimed at preventing the consultant from standing trial, as such a trial could expose the funding behind a network of web portals and large-scale trolling operations across the region.
During her recovery, Beller—who is currently pregnant—provided authorities with audiovisual files, electronic message backups, and documentation linking Cerimedo’s inner circle to serious illicit activities:
Argentina: Direct allegations against Karina Milei, Secretary General of the Presidency, whom Beller identifies as the operator of a bribery network and administrative irregularities within the National Disability Agency (ANDIS).
Bolivia: Accusations involving President Rodrigo Paz and his wife, María Elena Urquidi Barbery, in a scheme involving the illicit awarding of public contracts and fuel smuggling—carried out in collusion with the digital strategist.
The case has taken an even more serious turn following the recent revocation of the U.S. visa held by Bolivian Prosecutor General Roger Mariaca—who was initially in charge of the case against Cerimedo. Following his own arrest, Mariaca was—curiously—accused of heading a network that protected organized crime. Beller has reiterated her commitment to presenting this evidence before the appropriate international courts.
