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In reply to the discussion: Macri and the US Involvement in the Bolivian Coup Starting to Emerge [View all]Judi Lynn
(164,086 posts)Google translated:
It is false that Gerardo Morales traveled on a plane with the Bolivian leader Luis Fernando Camacho
A video of the governor of Jujuy is circulating, getting on a plane to Bolivia with whom, they assure, is the leader of the Santa Cruz Civic Committee of that country. Actually, the man accompanying him is a custodian.
A video showing the governor of Jujuy, Gerardo Morales, boarding a plane of the Argentine Air Force circulates on social networks along with the claim that he was accompanied by the Bolivian leader Luis Fernando Camacho. But this is false: the man is one of the custodians of the provincial president. The entries, which have been circulating since at least last November 12, have been shared more than 11,000 times.
The video went viral on Facebook (see here , here , here , here and here ) and on Twitter (see here , here and here ). "#GolpeEnBolivia The governor of Jujuy, Gerardo Morales, with Luis Fernando Camacho (in a light brown jacket), boarding a plane of the Argentine Air Force. The Argentine government is an active accomplice to the coup d'état in Bolivia ( sic ), reads one of the posts on Facebook. The disinformation was also circulated among WhatsApp users, who sent it to the Reverse number (+54 9 11 3182-3655) for verification.
Screenshot taken on November 20, 2019 of a Facebook post
The viral sequence, in reality, is a cut from the live broadcast made by the Governor of Jujuy on his Facebook account on September 4 at 8:56 AM from the Argentine city of El Carmen . In the publication of this transmission, Morales commented: We are traveling to the neighboring country in a Hercules C-130 plane. We are going to carry out the replacement of firefighters from Jujuy: we took brigadistas and brought the 26 heroes who were helping to fight the fire [N. de la R .: In the Bolivian Chiquitanía, a plain located in that country] for a couple of weeks. "
At the beginning of the complete sequence, it can be seen that the man in the beige jacket walks behind the governor and the other authorities in the direction of the plane, to finally board the aircraft along with the rest of the procession.
The same day, at 3:29 p.m., the governor published another video with his presentation at the official event in Bolivia and shared images in the stories of his Instagram account. Governor Morales' trip was also recorded on the Twitter account of the Ministry of the Environment of Jujuy, where it is stated that the objective was to complete the replacement of personnel from the Forest Fire Brigade and the Government of Jujuy Firefighters who were working in the brother country . In another tweet from the same account, it is detailed that, in addition to the governor, the Minister of Environment of Jujuy, María Inés Zigarán , and the provincial Minister of Security, Ekel Meyer , participated in the event .
Governor Morales' visit to Bolivia and the replacement of brigadistas who collaborated in fighting the fires that affected the Bolivian Chiquitanía were also covered by the media of both countries (see here and here ).
The man in beige
Maximiliano Quinteros, director of Press and Media of the Jujuy Government, was on that flight and confirmed to Reverso that the man who appears in the video is not Camacho , but a custodian of Governor Morales. Quinteros did not agree to disclose the identity of this person, since, he assured, the man is "very distressed" by the viral publications.
The provincial official sent images of the custodian in other circumstances in which it can be seen that it is the same person. The photos were taken last August, during the Jujeño Exodus Day event , where he was part of the honor guard.
Quinteros told Reverso that he and the Government Press team were in charge of recording the videos broadcast on social networks and covering the governor's trip to Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in Bolivia on September 4 last . " We arrived at approximately 10 in the morning and we were in the COE [Emergency Operating Committee] in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. There we participated in the tribute [to the brigadistas] and we went to lunch. Then, the governor participated in a meeting with the government minister of Evo Morales [Carlos Romero Bonifaz] and, at 6 in the afternoon, we started the return trip. Then we waited for Ivanka Trump to arrive, who landed that night in Jujuy, "said Quinteros.
The official also sent a photo of the interior of the plane in which the man in the beige jacket is seen sitting next to the brigadistas and other officials of the provincial government, in fourth place on the right. A comparison of this photo with one of Luis Fernando Camacho shows that they are two different people.
Pictures, etc.
http://www.unidiversidad.com.ar/es-falso-que-gerardo-morales-viajo-en-un-avion-con-el-lider-boliviano-luis-fernando-camacho
How many heads of state take custodians with them on airplanes? Aren't there any custodians where they are going?
Seems as if the story which circulated got them pretty whipped up into a froth!