Behind Camilo Are Latorre, “Nenecho” and All Who Ruined Asunción, According to Hugo Ramirez

As the political landscape in Asunción heats up, dissident Colorado Party (ANR) councilor candidate Hugo Ramírez has launched a sharp critique against Camilo Pérez, accusing him of being a mere figurehead for the "cartismo" faction responsible for the municipality's alleged ruin. Ramírez, representing the Añetete faction, argues that Pérez, despite his "Asu Puede Cambiar" slogan, embodies the very continuity that has led to Asunción's current state.

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Asunción cannot change with the same team that destroyed the municipality.

Ramírez's central argument is that "cartismo" consistently seeks new, presentable faces to conceal the same corrupt and inefficient individuals who have mismanaged the city. He specifically targets Raúl Latorre, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, highlighting Latorre's dual role as campaign chief for Oscar “Nenecho” Rodríguez – whose administration is widely blamed for Asunción's woes – and now for Camilo Pérez. This, Ramírez contends, proves that the "cartista" strategy remains unchanged: to present a fresh facade while maintaining the old guard.

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Camilo is the new, well-groomed face behind whom all those who ruined Asunción's municipality are hiding.

The precandidate further points to the council candidates supporting Pérez, many of whom allegedly voted to approve the 2025 budget under Rodríguez and Luis Bello's administration. For Ramírez, this is not a matter of "arrebato de honestidad" (a fit of honesty) by the "cartistas" in distancing themselves from Rodríguez, but rather a calculated political maneuver to retain influence. He asserts that the citizens are tired of this "cartista aesthetic" and are beginning to see through the attempts to hide incompetence and corruption behind new figures, especially when the same political machinery remains intact.

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How can they try to keep fooling us? If Camilo's campaign chief was Nenecho's campaign chief.