Fernando Cerimedo, 42, a senior adviser to several Latin American far-right leaders, was arrested on 19 August 2026 on suspicion of ordering the shooting of Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller, reportedly his girlfriend. Cerimedo had been a business partner and strategic consultant to multiple right-wing political figures in the region.
Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine political consultant who advised President Javier Milei's campaign, was detained at Santa Cruz de la Sierra airport on August 19, 2026, over an armed attack on his ex-girlfriend Nadia Beller. By August 21, Bolivian prosecutors opened a second investigation into alleged illicit enrichment by Cerimedo.