When he served as ambassador in that country, the Bolivian political crisis occurred in 2019 when president Evo Morales resigned amid increasing protests against his reelection for a fourth term. The government of Macri immediately recognized Jeanine Áñez as president and refused to label the removal of Morales as a coup. In July 2021, the Bolivian government denounced that a commander of the Bolivian Air Force had thanked Álvarez García for the Argentine government involvement in the removal, by sending shotguns and tear gas amid the political and social crisis.