Military police and armored vehicles have surrounded the government building in the center of La Paz, allegedly seeking to overthrow the government of President Luis Arce.

Former president Evo Morales – who was ousted in a 2019 coup – has accused General Juan Jose Zuniga of attempting a coup d’etat and called for a general strike to protect the government.

“We call for a National Mobilization to defend Democracy,” Morales said on social media, calling for “an indefinite general strike and blockade of roads.”

The most recent post on Arce’s X (formerly Twitter) account denounced “irregular mobilization of some units of the Bolivian Army,” and said that “Democracy must be respected.”