"The media outlet of Morales' coca-growing union, Radio Kawsachun Coca, released footage of Morales smiling in dark sunglasses as he arrived via tractor at a stadium in the central Bolivian town of Chimore to address his supporters. Morales, Bolivia's first Indigenous president, who served from 2006 until his fraught 2019 ouster and subsequent self-exile, explained that he had come down with chikungunya, a mosquito-borne ailment with no treatment that causes fever and severe joint pain, and suffered complications that caught me by surprise."
"Take care of yourselves against chikungunya it is serious, the 66-year-old Morales said, appearing markedly more frail than in past appearances. He dismissed rumours fuelled by local politicians and fanned by social media that he would try to flee the country, vowing to remain in Bolivia despite the threat of arrest under conservative president Rodrigo Paz, whose election last October ended nearly two decades of rule by Morales' Movement Toward Socialism party."
Evo Morales reappeared in the Chapare tropics after almost seven weeks of unexplained absence and endorsed candidates for upcoming regional elections. Footage showed Morales arriving by tractor at a stadium in Chimore, smiling in dark sunglasses. Morales said he contracted chikungunya, a mosquito-borne illness causing fever and severe joint pain, and suffered unexpected complications. He appeared frailer than before and urged people to guard against chikungunya. He dismissed rumours that he would flee and vowed to remain in Bolivia despite an arrest threat linked to an outstanding human trafficking warrant. President Rodrigo Paz has revived ties with the US.
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