Chamorro is one of the four children of Pedro Joaquín and Violeta Chamorro. Their father was the editor of La Prensa, the newspaper that opposed the Somoza dictatorship. He was assassinated in 1978.

Since early June, seven opposition presidential candidates have been detained, including Cristiana Chamorro, daughter of former President Violeta Chamorro, who defeated Ortega in the 1990 elections.

In Ramírez's view, Ortega had decided to accelerate his repressive escalation when the candidacy of Cristiana Chamorro –daughter of former president Violeta Chamorro– was announced.