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Milei Distances Himself From Detained Consultant, Suggests Regional Political Plot
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Milei Distances Himself From Detained Consultant, Suggests Regional Political Plot

From El Deber · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Argentine President Javier Milei distanced himself from political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, who is detained in Bolivia.
  • Milei stated he had no ties to Cerimedo since 2023 and suggested a regional political "entanglement" involving figures like Evo Morales and Lula da Silva.
  • Cerimedo was involved in Milei's 2023 presidential campaign, particularly in digital communication.

Argentine President Javier Milei has publicly distanced himself from political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, who is currently detained in Bolivia. Milei stated that any professional relationship with Cerimedo ended in 2023, asserting that the consultant is no longer part of his political circle.

You know how many people approach politics, enter and leave all the time.

— Javier MileiExplaining the transient nature of political associations during an interview.

Cerimedo, who played a role in Milei's 2023 presidential campaign, particularly in digital strategy and network management, was arrested in Bolivia in connection with an investigation into an attack on Nadia Beller. This marks the first direct reaction from the Argentine president regarding the case that has drawn significant attention in both Bolivian and Argentine media.

He is someone who is not part of the space, who has no ties to us of any kind and with whom we stopped being linked in '23.

— Javier MileiStating his dissociation from Fernando Cerimedo.

Milei went further, suggesting that Cerimedo's detention might be part of a broader regional political operation. He alluded to a potential "entanglement" involving figures such as former Bolivian President Evo Morales, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Argentine deputy Marcela Pagano, and her partner Franco Bindi, whom Milei grouped together as opposing his administration.

Let's not rule out that behind this is the whole gang of Pagano, Bindi, Evo Morales, the Castro-Chavismo, Lula (…). It's all part of the same entanglement.

— Javier MileiSuggesting a regional political conspiracy involving several Latin American leaders.

The president described these alleged actors as a "band of Castro-Chavista criminals operating in the region," accusing them of orchestrating "gross" operations against his government. These statements introduce an international political dimension to a case that is currently being processed as a criminal investigation in Bolivia.

I think this time they did it so crudely that it became too evident.

— Javier MileiCommenting on the perceived transparency of the alleged political operations against his government.
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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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