Camacho comes from a family involved in business. He is the son of José Luis Camacho Parada, who previously presided over the Civic Committee of Santa Cruz. Camacho Parada was also the president of the Santa Cruz Federation of Private Businesses from 1992 to 1993. Camacho studied Law at the Private University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He graduated with a law degree in 2003. In 2005, he completed a master's degree in Financial and Tax Law at the University of Barcelona in Spain. Camacho married Gabriela Antelo Miranda in September 2019.
Activism
In 2002, Camacho joined the centrist Revolutionary Nationalist Movement party of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He served as the vice-president of the far-right Santa Cruz Youth Union from 2002 to 2004. Camacho was inactive between 2004 and 2013, when he became the second vice-president of Provincial Civic Committees of the Cruceñidad, a post he held until 2015. In 2017, he assumed the role of first vicepresidente of the Civic Committee, which he occupied until 2019. In February 2019, Camacho was elected President of the Civic Committee of Santa Cruz for the 2019-2021 with 234 votes, replacing former president Fernando Cuéllar Núnez.
2019 protests
During the November 2019 protests that erupted in Bolivia in response to electoral fraud alleged by the Organization of American States, Camacho took leadership of principal opposition in the Santa Cruz region to protest against Evo Morales. Camacho attempted to present himself as the leader of the anti-governmental opposition, although in reality this opposition included a broad array of social groups expressing grievances with Morales's ruling party and distrust in the electoral process. After President Evo Morales fled to Cochabamba, Camacho went to the old Government Palace and put down a bible and a symbolic letter that renounced Morales. Camacho declared: "I don't go with weapons, I go with my faith and my hope; with a bible in my right hand and his letter of resignation in my left hand." A pastor who was present was recorded saying that "the Bible has re-entered the palace. Pachamama will never return." Camacho pressed the police as well as the military to join the protests against Morales.
According to Bolivian political scientist Marcelo Equipo, the platform of Bolivia's interim government has been derived from Camacho's political agenda. Camacho's personal lawyer was appointed as Minister of the Presidency of Jeanine Añez's interim government. Following the crisis, Camacho joined the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement and announced his candidacy to 2020 election with Marco Pumari as his vice-presidential candidate.
Political views
In Bolivia, Camacho has a reputation as a conservative Catholic figure, known for his extensive criticisms of the Evo Morales presidency. The Council on Hemispheric Affairs has characterized him as a "extreme right wing leader." He has been referred to as the "Bolsonaro of Bolivia." Camacho has been linked to politician Branko Marinkovic.
