"But last July, he fell from grace: the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo arrested him amid the internal purge with which the co-president is paving the way for a dynastic succession. Since his arrest, the latest blow to Arce's economic and political establishment has been the Ministry of the Interior's cancellation of the Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League (LBPN)."
"In its place, another legal entity was created, called the Nicaraguan Professional Baseball Association. The regime handed its leadership to Cristhian Jimenez, a militant loyal to the co-presidential couple who emerged from the ranks of the Sandinista Youth. Before the creation of the new sports entity, on August 14, 2025, police officers raided the offices of the Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League, led by Pancansan Arce, son of the historic Sandinista commander, now disgraced for confronting Murillo."
"Commander Arce is no minor figure in Sandinismo: he was one of the nine leaders of the revolution in the 1980s and a figure historically close to Ortega, so much so that he was one of his key businessmen and one of the architects of the fractured relationship of dialogue and consensus between the government and big capital. After Murillo consolidated her power, Arce's image has been eclipsed."
Baseball dominates Nicaraguan sports and Bayardo Arce was a principal promoter, managing Indios del Boer and wielding influence in the Professional Baseball League. Last July, Ortega and Murillo's regime arrested Arce amid an internal purge aimed at paving the way for a dynastic succession. The Ministry of the Interior cancelled the Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League (LBPN) and created the Nicaraguan Professional Baseball Association, appointing Cristhian Jimenez, a Sandinista Youth loyalist, as leader. On August 14, 2025, police raided LBPN offices led by Pancansan Arce, Bayardo's son. Bayardo Arce was one of nine 1980s revolutionary leaders, a businessman close to Ortega, and a former presidential advisor whose authority was eclipsed after Murillo consolidated power.
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