Víctor Hugo Claure, a prominent judge in Bolivia's Agro-Environmental Court, was fatally shot in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Authorities believe the attack was carried out by hitmen and is part of an escalating wave of violence linked to drug trafficking. The assassination has drawn widespread condemnation and presents a significant challenge to the current presidential administration.

<p> <img alt="Claure, a 49-year-old lawyer born in Cochabamba, was intercepted near midnight while driving along Busch Avenue" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/109990/100x80/vi.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> Víctor Hugo Claure, dean of Bolivia's Agro-Environmental Court, was shot dead late Thursday in the eastern city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in what authorities describe as an attack car...