In the words of one of the promoters, Kattya González, deputy for PEN, the votes exist for the approval of the trial. It should be remembered that the deputies will only be able to deal with the approval or rejection of the trial, since the dismissal will only be addressed by the senators.
The thirteen grounds present in the accusatory libel are the following. The first cause deals with the failed Metrobús project, which to date has not yet been charged. The second cause is the failure of the Public Ministry to investigate Darío Messer. Thirdly, there is the lack of progress in the investigation of the other partner of Horacio Cartes; Rock Fabiano Silveira.
The fourth cause is the accusation of Arnaldo Giuzzio for trafficking Horacio Cartes’ cigarettes. The fifth cause refers to the “Pandora Papers” that revealed two Cartes offshore companies. To date, there is also no progress in this case. The sixth cause is the murder of the young Liberal leader Rodrigo Quintana at the hands of the National Police. The seventh cause is negligent budget management, by requesting more budget, despite the reduction in criminal proceedings.
The eighth is the impunity in complaints of corruption against mayors and governors. The ninth is the lack of investigations into acts of corruption against Executive authorities such as Juan Carlos Baruja of the MAG, among others.
The tenth cause is the lack of timely action in relation to reports from Seprelad. Cause number 11 deals with the inaction in the confiscation of Darío Messer’s assets. Finally, causes 12 and 13 are related to the tweets of Élida Favole, communication director of the Prosecutor’s Office, who made some accusations about some legislators without mentioning them directly. In addition, she herself provides press work in the private sector. Something irregularly endorsed by the Public Ministry.
KENNEDY
Celso Kennedy, national deputy for the PLRA, affirmed that the numbers are very tight. However, he did not want to say which bench will play a key role in the voting.
“We are not talking about doubts in bench ‘B’. We can doubt everyone. Now that it has been presented, many things can be defined. Now there can be a quorum and not, too,” he stated.
Finally, he said that the chances improved with respect to 2019, since now there are more deputies convinced that Quiñónez should be removed.
“There is more coincidence. Since we are in an electoral campaign, nobody wants to go out against the popular will, ”she concluded.
NO VOTES
Tadeo Rojas, Colorado deputy (Honor Colorado), affirmed for his part that there are not enough votes for impeachment.
“In our caucus we have a defined position of rejecting the request”, he stated in contact with Ñanduti AM.
