Nicanor Duarte Frutos, director of the Yacyretá Binational Entity (EBY), appointed the institution’s new Legal Advisor, Carlos Raimundo Huespe Aveiro, on Tuesday, replacing Juan Carlos “Charly” Duarte. The latter, he was removed from office last Friday by Mario Abdo Benítez himself, President of the Republic, after the United States designated him as “significantly corrupt.”
On Friday, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States, announced the designation of Hugo Velázquez Moreno, Vice President of the Republic, as significantly corrupt. This, after verifying an offer of bribery made to a public official to prevent the advancement of an investigation against him. This public official was Juan Carlos “Charly” Duarte, then legal adviser to the Yacyretá Binational Entity (EBY). Duarte would have been the one who made the payment.
A few minutes later, the vice president announced to radio stations his resignation from the candidacy for the presidency of the Republic. And, he also announced that in the next few days he was going to submit his resignation to the vice presidency. On Duarte’s part, before he could resign from office, he was removed by Abdo Benítez himself.
BACKGROUND
Carlos Raimundo Huespe Aveiro, the new legal director of the Yacyretá Binational Entity (EBY) is the brother of Cynthia Ariela Huespe Aveiro. The businesswoman who was denounced by the media for hoarding tenders in the Army Command. It should be remembered that Huespe is the wife of Justo Araujo, financial director of the Directorate of War Material (Dimabel), so it is striking that Huespe monopolizes tenders in an entity of the military sector, given that her husband is a military colonel.
The firm has won a total of 41 contracts with the state since Abdo’s inauguration in August 2018. Before, it had only won two contracts. In total, all together add G. 3,960 million.
