Name: Jeanine Añez Chavez
Position: Lawyer, Political Activist, Former President of Bolivia
Deprived of liberty since: March 13th, 2021
Judgment: 10 years of imprisonment
Country: Plurinational Republic of Bolivia
Place of confinement: Penal of Miraflores
Health condition: Severe health conditions
Torture complaint: Yes
Anez is a lawyer and politician who assumed the position of president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia on an interim basis after the political crisis in Bolivia back in 2019, From November 12, 2019 to November 8, 2020. She is the second woman in the history of Bolivia to reach the presidential position after Lidia Gueiler Tejada (1979-1980).
Before being sworn in as head of state, Áñez held the position of second vice president of the Bolivian Chamber of Senators. Her ascension was formally endorsed by the Plurinational Constitutional Court two days after Evo Morales resigned.
Her mandate ended on November 7, 2020, when she transferred command to Luis Arce Catacora. Her persecution immediately began, being accused of having committed a coup d’état.
On June 10, 2022, she was sentenced to ten years in prison for the crimes of “breach of duties” and “resolutions contrary to the Constitution” by the First Anti-Corruption Sentencing Court of La Paz.
Sponsors
Rocio Monasterio
Position: Member of the Assembly of Madrid Spain
Observations
Member of the assembly of the Autonomous Community of Madrid. She is the president and spokesperson for Vox’s political party in the Community of Madrid.
