Supporters of Evo Morales carry sticks in front of a blockade, shielding him from arrest in Lauca Ñ, Cochabamba, on Feb. 26.

Supporters of Evo Morales carry sticks in front of a blockade, shielding him from arrest in Lauca Ñ, Cochabamba, on Feb. 26.

Photographer: Manuel Seoane/Bloomberg

Disgraced Leftist Hero Now Hides From the Law in Bolivian Jungle

A look inside the rowdy encampment protecting Evo Morales from arrest on rape charges

In a tropical corner of Bolivia, on a compound owned by a radio station that caters to growers of the plant often used to make cocaine, a former president is hiding from the law.

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