The UN High Commissioner said violence in Bolivia could be out of control after clashes between farmers and security forces.

"I am concerned that the situation in Bolivia may be out of control if the authorities do not respect human rights when dealing with the issue," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned yesterday. that escalating violence will affect the democratic process in this country.

UN envoy Jean Arnault announced a group of experts will meet with Bolivian politicians and social organizations on November 17 to end the violence, promoting "free and transparent elections". .

Clashes between security forces and loyal coca farmers and former President Evo Morales have left nine people dead and 100 injured in recent days. One of the most serious violence cases took place on November 15 in the city of Cochabamba, the turning point in the collapse of the Morales government, when police fired tear gas and live bullets at indigenous supporters. for the former Bolivian president.

Nelson Cox, a Cochabamba City Inspector, said most victims had gunshot wounds. "We are working with the national inspection office to do autopsies and find justice for them," he added.

The former Bolivian president criticized the actions he considered to persecute indigenous people by the interim government of Jeanine Anez. "The coup leaders are massacring indigenous people seeking democracy," Morales wrote on Twitter yesterday.

Provisional President Anez criticized Morales to incite violence from abroad, insisting her administration wanted to meet the opposition and hold elections to end the protests.