Failed Coup

It’s back to business as usual in Bolivia after a quick coup attempt.

On Wednesday, army chief Juan José Zúñiga attempted to oust President Luis Arce and “restore democracy” in the South American country. Security forces in riot gear occupied the capital square in La Paz, crashed a tank into the presidential palace, and attempted to storm the building. 

President Arce arrested Zúñiga and named a new army commander, who ordered troops to stand down; they did. After three chaotic hours, the rebellion ended, and the top military brass was replaced.

Zúñiga later told reporters that Arce told him to stage the whole thing to boost the president’s popularity. The administration responded that Zúñiga and his co-conspirators “have lost all credibility.”

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ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
Christians don’t need to be swayed by the passing panics of the world around us. God’s throne is occupied; he can’t be unseated, and his good plans for creation are assured.

“Lord, God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven, and do you not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, and no one can stand against you.”
2 Chronicles 20:6 (CSB) (read full passage)