La Paz, Bolivia - Bolivian President Luis Arce ratified on Wednesday his proposal to sign a “great social agreement” to overcome the polarization that has prevailed in his country in recent years, during the official celebration of the Day of the Plurinational State.

A Bolivian judge on Friday ordered a warrant for the arrest of former President Evo Morales after he didn't appear to testify in court in a case alleging that he sexually abused a minor.

The ruling came after Morales, 65, missed a court hearing for the second time. The judge also froze his assets and banned him from leaving Bolivia. The case accuses Morales of trafficking, with prosecutors claiming the girl's parents used her connection to him for political benefits.

Bolivian President Luis Arce waves next to his Vice President David Choquehuanca after delivering his annual address to the nation at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Jan.

A judge in Bolivia ordered the arrest of the country’s former President Evo Morales over his alleged abuse of a teenage girl while he was in office. On Friday, the judge in the southern city of Tarija called for Morales’ arrest after Bolivia’s first Indigenous president skipped a hearing on his pre-trial detention for a second time.

Thousands of supporters of Bolivia's ex-president Evo Morales marched around 100 kilometers to La Paz, protesting against economic hardship and demanding the resignation of incumbent leader Luis Arces.

A Bolivian judge on Friday ordered the arrest of ex-president Evo Morales over his alleged relationship with a teenage girl while in office, raising the stakes in the

Bolivian police arrest more than 40 supporters of Evo Morales as political and judicial tensions soar. Protests led by supporters of former president Evo Morales ended in dozens of arrests Tuesday after a second day of clashes with police in Bolivia’s capital, the national ombudsman's office said.

Former Bolivian leader Evo Morales on Friday denounced prosecutors accusing him of trafficking a teenage girl while in office as "biased and subservient," saying they were doing the bidding of ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce.

Protesters, many of them farmers and workers, carry placards against the economic policies of President Luis Arce; the country is due to hold presidential elections in August

Bolivian President Luis Arce, center, attends an Indigenous ritual at The House of the People, at the entrance to the presidential palace, before delivering his annual address to the nation

Protests led by supporters of former Bolivian president Evo Morales netted dozens of arrests Tuesday after a second day of clashes with police in the capital, the national ombudsman's office said.