Tensions around the country, which have been simmering for weeks, mounted late into the night amid a political vacuum after Morales, his Vice President and many of his political allies in government stepped down. But as night fell gangs roamed the streets, looting businesses and setting fire to properties. Another widely-shared video appeared to show people inside leftist leader Morales’ property with graffiti daubed on the walls after he flew to another part of the country. According to Bolivian law, in the absence of the president and vice president, the head of the Senate would normally take over provisionally. However, Senate President Adriana Salvatierra also stepped down late on Sunday.

Source: National Post November 11, 2019 11:17 UTC