People ask to suspend the Carnival; the comparsas affirm that this is not the time to talk about the party

The apprehension of Governor Luis Fernando Camacho, occurred on December 28 and his subsequent preventive detention in the Chonchocoro prison, caused a general malaise in the population of Santa Cruz.

Among some of the reactions that the event generated was the suspension of several parties scheduled for New Year’s Eve. This It was accompanied by the pronouncement of the president of the Pro Santa Cruz Committee, Rómulo Calvo, who told the population: “We have nothing to celebrate.”

Since then, among the demonstrations of people on social networks, The request to suspend Carnival 2023 is one of the most frequent.

The agenda of activities of the queen of the festival, Eliana I, was suspended in October, when the civic strike for the census began, and was resumed once the protest, which lasted 36 days, ended.

During December several grouping and comparsas events were held, such as proclamations of queens and launching of festivals, but Since what happened on the 28th of last month, all activities have been suspended.

Demonstrations in support of the governor, asking for his release, have not ceased since then in the department, including those of the Unión de Comparsas Carnavaleras, which has joined the cause with various actions, such as sending food to people who are at four blockade points in the department.

Other initiatives of the union of comparsas was the march, which started this Sunday from the Plaza 24 de Septiembre to the Christ the Redeemer, accompanied by bands and dance groups. On the occasion they reaffirmed that the peaceful march “represents the request of the Bolivian people to restore the rule of law and democracy.”

Asked about the possibility of suspending the Carnival, Carlos Abuawad, president of the Unión de Comparsas Carnavaleras, expressed: “We have no head for the Carnivall, we are focused on the current situation; later, the corresponding organisms will see what is done”.

The institution in charge of organizing the festival is the Asociación Cruceña de Comparsas Carnavaleras (ACCC), which so far has not ruled on the issuedespite the fact that in recent days several false publications have circulated on the networks about the decision to suspend the Carnival.

So far, the ACCC He only manifested himself with his rejection of what happened with the governor, in the same way that several comparsas and partner groups of the institution have done. However, no type of suspension of the official activities of the party has been reported, which, at this time, began with the pre-carnival in the center of the city.

It should be remembered that Carnival, which this year falls from February 19 to 21, It is organized in the city by the ACCC in coordination with the Mayor of Santa Cruz and the Departmental Police (on the subject of security).

One of the activities that is officially been suspended due to conflicts is Boulevard Carnaval, parade of queens that is called ‘the longest runway in Bolivia’, organized by Promociones Gloria.