Roger Pinto Molina

Roger Pinto Molina (23 April 1960 – 16 August 2017) was a Bolivian right-wing politician.

As of 2002, Pinto served as Director of the Baptist Church, Technical Assistant of the Central Bank of Bolivia, president of the Cooperativa de Teléfonos, Cobija, member of the national directorate of the Telephone Cooperatives Federation (FECOTEL), president of the Electoral Court of Pando, president of the Asociación de Ganaderos, Pando, municipal council in the city of Cobija and departmental executive secretary of ADN. Pinto is also a major land-owner, owning a 3,269 hectares of land in El Lago and El Atajo (both areas in the municipality of Porvenir). He served as the head of the Podemos faction in the Senate. He was reelected to the Senate in 2009, as a candidate of Plan Progress for Bolivia – National Convergence. His alternate is Linda Flor Brasilda Villalobos.

Accusations and failed asylum Pinto was accused of involvement in the September 11, 2008 massacre in Porvenir. The Bolivian government accused Pinto of having, during his tenure as prefect of Pando, sold twenty-two hectares of land to the department of Pando for the 'ridiculous' amount of .

Pinto left the Brazilian Embassy Friday 23 August 2013 with the help of people from the Embassy. This help was allegedly granted by the indirect influence of the Brazilian foreign minister Antonio Patriota. Patriota resigned from office because of his action 27 August 2013.

Death On 12 August 2017, Pinto was severely injured when the small plane that he was piloting crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in Luziânia. He ultimately died on 16 August 2017 at the age of 57 from injuries sustained in the plane crash.