LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian law enforcement officials on Wednesday arrested former President Luis Arce as part of a corruption investigation, the country’s vice president said on social media, opening an uncertain chapter in Bolivia’s politics a month after the inauguration of conservative President Rodrigo Paz ended 20 years of socialist rule.

In a video posted to TikTok, Vice President Edman Lara congratulated police forces for detaining Arce, who left office just over a month ago. He said Arce was arrested on alleged embezzlement charges, without giving further information. A spokesperson for Lara confirmed to The Associated Press that the vice president posted the message on his official account.

Addressing his hundreds of thousands of followers on Wednesday, Lara vowed that Arce

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